The 19th International Students Summit
on Food, Agriculture and Environment

Youth Transforming Thoughts
on Sustainable Agriculture
and Resource Management to Connect Local
and Global Community
September 18 - 19 and 21, 2019

Setagaya Campus
Tokyo University of Agriculture
1-1-1, Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

2019 TOKYO
Organized by
Tokyo University of Agriculture（Tokyo NODAI）
Supported by
Tokyo University of Agriculture Education Support Association
Setagaya City Board of Education

The Nineteenth International Students Summit（ISS）on
Food, Agriculture and Environment
Youth Transforming Thoughts on Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management toConnect Local and Global Community

September 18 - 19, 21, 2019, TOKYOStatement
The world is now facing a crisis of sustainability, and we see it tremendously important to draw together thewisdom and vitality of youth, the torchbearers of the future of mankind. There are especially wide-ranging missions
for agricultural students, as agricultural science plays a key role in the solution of fundamental problems in foodproduction and safety, environmental conservation, energy, and human health. The system of food production andconsumption is without a doubt closely related to the condition of the natural environment, the stage of economic
development, and food culture in each country, and their patterns and problems reflect regional characteristics. It isthus important to understand how agriculture and food systems should be organized and maintained in each society.
Tokyo University of Agriculture（Tokyo NODAI）organized the“International Students Summit（ISS）on Food,
Agriculture and Environment”to provide students from our global partner universities with an opportunity to gather
and exchange views and ideas on global food, agricultural, and environmental issues, and also to discuss their own
roles in sustainable development.
This year, the 19th ISS will be held on September 16-22, 2019 at Tokyo NODAI（Setagaya campus）. The theme
for this summit is“Youth Transforming Thoughts on Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management to Connect
Local and Global Community”, which was adopted at the 18th ISS. We hope the participating students to focus on
their activities undertaken at each university in their presentations and discussions. The framework of student
activity as to the rationale, methods, implications（economic, social and cultural）, and constraints should be clarified
in order to foster their contributions to the solution of global problems for the sustainability of this world.

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Organizing Committee & Students Committee,

International Students Forum,Tokyo University of Agriculture

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CONTENTS

Statement of the 19th International Students Summit … ……………………………………… 

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University Student Presenters … …………………………………………………………………… 

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Program ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

8Group Discussion A（Agriculture）…………………………………………………………………  15
Group Discussion B（Environment）… ……………………………………………………………  23
Group Discussion C（Agriculture）… ………………………………………………………………  29
Group Discussion D（Food）… ………………………………………………………………………  37
Group Discussion E（Agriculture）… ………………………………………………………………  47
Group Discussion F（Education）……………………………………………………………………  55
Group Discussion G（Environment）… ……………………………………………………………  63
Materials …………………………………………………………………………………………………  71
Tokyo Declaration ……………………………………………………………………………………  72
International Students Summit Action Plan ………………………………………………………  73
Establishing International Students Forum … ……………………………………………………  74
Establishing Global Network for Environment, Food and Agriculture … ……………………  75
Mission Statement of International Students Forum（ISF）… …………………………………  76
Acknowledgement ……………………………………………………………………………………  77

To the audience of the 19th International Students Summit
Please turn off your cell phone or set it to silent mode.
No food and drink is allowed in the auditorium.
When you ask a question, please state your question briefly first, and then explain the backgroundof your question.

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University Student Presenters
Student NameJose H. Quintero Beltran
Moeka Numata
LiRan Chen
Sainkhuu Enkh-Otgon
Navdeep Godara
Francis Durnin-Vermette
Zhang Yinli
VuDuyThaiSon
SOUR Mengyou
Saulo Fabrício da Silva Chaves
Yi-Jing TsaiSunny Maanju
Sopha Cheauloy
Mariam Mbonde
Ainatul Husna Ahmad Azuddin
Sai Htet Lin Aung
Ninjbulgan Sugir
Le Khac Duy
Vladislav Matveev
Nam Hyeon Kim
Misa Gillis
Brenda Ortiz Herrera
Decio Edward de Azevedo Greenwood
E. V. R. T. Vidyasekara
Mayara Pardi Ikeda
Sora Takahashi
Mahtuf Ikhsan
Jayantha J. B. S. K
Philip Werkmann
Huai-Shiuan, Huang
Nur Ieffah Muhammad Khalil
Itsuki Takata
Yubin Han
Cameron Jenkins
João Vitor Napolitano Viotto
Jhean Laila Sinfuego
SeRi Joo
Gabrielle Gamily
Lara-Reimers, David.
Barend Kok
Lalita SONGKUN
Zed Briginshaw
Kyle Sharpe
Leonardo de Almeida Oliveira
Habibul Fuadi Hanif

University
Group A（Agriculture）
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo
Tokyo University of Agriculture
China Agricultural University
Mongolian University of Life Science
CCS Haryana Agricultural University
University of British Columbia
Group B（Environment）
Beijing Forestry University
Vietnam National University of Agriculture
Royal University of Agriculture
Federal Rural University of the Amazon
National Chung Hsing University
Group C（Agriculture）
CCS Haryana Agricultural University
National University of Laos
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Yezin Agricultural University
Mongolian University of Life Sciences
Vietnam National University of AgricultureGroup D（Food）
Far Eastern Federal University
Kangwon National University
University of British Columbia
La Molina National Agricultural University
University of Reading
University of Peradeniya
University of São Paulo
Tokyo University of AgricultureGroup E（Agriculture）
Bogor Agricultural University
University of Peradeniya
University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf
National Chung Hsing University
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Tokyo University of AgricultureGroup F（Education）
Kyungpook National University
Michigan State University
University of São Paulo
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Kyungpook National University
Michigan State University
Chapingo Autonomus University
Group G（Environment）
Wageningen University
Kasetsart University
University of Western Australia
University of the Highland and Islands
Federal Rural University of the Amazon
Bogor Agricultural University

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The 19th ISS Participating Universities

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Group B
Group F

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Thurs.
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Building 1 - Floor Map
Group AGroup E

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Group Discussion*Please note that there may be two sessions occurring simultaneously

Wednesday, September 18th【Morning Session】
Group A: Students’ Actions in the Field of “Agriculture”
Classroom 231（Building 1, 2nd floor）
9：00
Registration opens
9：25
Opening remarks
9：30－ 9：50 【Rethinking the Rural Economic Development】
Jose H. Quintero Beltran, Chapingo Autonomous University
9：50－10：10 【Our Activities in Japanese Rural Area: Ikumi】
Moeka Numata, Tokyo University of Agriculture
10：10－10：30 【Contribution of Scholars and Students from CAU in Practicing Sustainable “Nested Market”】
Chen LiRan, China Agricultural University
10：30－11：00

Poster Session【Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management: Prospects and Challenges】
Navdeep Godara, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University【Solar Pump Monitor to Improve Sustainability of Renewable Energy for Smallholder Farmers
in Nicaragua】
Francis Gunnar Durmin-Vernette, The University of British Columbia
11：00－11：20 【An Establishment of Rendering Facilities in Rural Area Contributes to Less Environmental
Contamination and Brings More Employment Opportunities】
Sainkhuu Enkh-Otgon, Mongolian National University of Life Sciences
11：20－12：00 Session Group Discussion
12：00～Break【Afternoon Session】
Group C: Students’ Actions in the Field of “Agriculture”
Classroom 231（Building 1, 2nd floor）
13：00
Registration opens
13：25
Opening remarks
13：30－13：50 【Indian Agriculture and Food Security: Constraints and Solutions】
Sunny Maanju, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
13：50－14：10 【Agriculture in Laos】
Sopha Cheauloy, National University of Laos
14：10－14：30 【The Role of Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania（SAT）in Promoting Invovlement of SomeSUA Students in Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management Activities】
Mariam Mbonde, Sokoine University of Agriculture
14：30－15：00 Poster Session【Awareness and Utilization of Agricultural Waste in Mongolia】
Ninjbulgan Sugir, Mongolian National University of Life Sciences【Research on Viet Nam Action Plan for the Management of Antibiotic Resistance in the Livestock Production and Aquaculture】
Duy Khac Le, Vietnam National University of Agriculture

15：00－15：20 【Readiness and Level of Implementation of Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil（MSPO）among
Palm Oil Smallholders】
Ainatul Husna Binti Ahmad Azuddin, Universiti Putra Malaysia
15：20－15：40 【Status of GAP in Myanmar Sustainable Agriculture】
Sai Htet Lin Aung, Yezin Agricultural University
15：40－16：20 Session Group Discussion

8Session Program*Please note that there may be two sessions occurring simultaneously

Wednesday, September 18th【Morning Session】
Group B: Students’ Actions in the Field of “Environment”
Classroom 242（Building 1, 2nd floor）
9：00
Registration opens
9：25
Opening remarks
9：30－ 9：50 【Community Farm Park in China】
Zhang YinLi, Beijing Forestry University
9：50－10：10 【VNUA Youth Embark on Finding the Potential Application of Bioactive Compounds Derived
from Streptomyces as Bactericidal Agents Against Pathogenic Bacteria on Pleurotus Ostreatus】
Son Duy Thai Vu, Vietnam National University of Agriculture
10：10－10：30 【Soil Fertility and Soil Organic Carbon in Cassava-based Cropping System Under Conservation
Agriculture】
Sour Mengyou, Royal University of Agriculture
10：30－11：00 Poster Session【Exploring Sustainable Food and Agriculture of Taiwan from 2019 Taiwan In My Eyes-120h】
Yi-Jing Tsai, National Chung Hsing University

11：00－11：20 【Integrated Control of Exotic Invasive Grass in the Carajás National Forest, Amazônia, Brazil】
Saulo Fabrício da Silva Chaves, Federal Rural University of Amazônia
11：20－12：00
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Session Group Discussion
Break【Afternoon Session】
Group D: Students’ Actions in the Field of “Food”
Classroom 242（Building 1, 2nd floor）

13：00
Registration opens
13：25
Opening remarks
13：30－13：50 【The Indigo Food Coloring Extracted from Hydrobionts】
Mateev Vladislav, Far Eastern Federal University
13：50－14：10 【Future Food Development based on Heat Stable Probiotic - Bacillus clausii】
Kim Namhyeon, Kangwon National University
14：10－14：30 【Food Literacy in the Classroom: Connecting Students, Food, and Community with Experiential
Learning】
Misa Noriko Gillis, University of British Columbia
14：30－15：00 Poster Session【Uplifting the Awareness of Sri Lankans About the Possibilities of Using Information andCommunication Technology in Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management to Connect
Local and Global Community】
Erabaddegoda Vidyasekara, University of Peradeniya【Sustainable Livestock in Brazil】
Mayara Pardi Ikeda, University of São PauloThe Sales Strategy of Yuko, Kamikatsu-specific Flavorful-acid Citrus and Component Analysis
Sora Takahashi, Tokyo University of Agriculture
15：00－15：20 【A More Sustainable Future Requires Micro-interventions at the Local Level: Reducing Exposure to Harmful Agrochemicals】
Brenda Shirley Ortiz Herrera, La Molina National Agricultural University
15：20－15：40 【Social Economic Value of Retail Waste】
Decio de Azevedo, University of Reading
15：40－16：20 Session Group Discussion

9Group Discussion*Please note that there may be two sessions occurring simultaneously

Thursday, September 19th【Morning Session】
Group E: Students’ Actions in the Field of “Agriculture”
Classroom 231（Building 1, 2nd floor）
9：00
Registration opens
9：25
Opening remarks
9：30－ 9：50 【Agroforestcape: A New Paradigm of Indonesia’s Agroforestry Based on Blockchain Technology for Food Sovereignty and Environmental Sustainability】
Mahtuf Ikhsan, Bogor Agricultural University
9：50－10：10 【Promotion and Making an International Platform for Agro-Tourism Focused on Sustainable
Agriculture】
Jayalathge Bhagya Sri Kolitha Jayantha, University of Peradeniya
10：10－10：30 【Solidarity Agriculture: An Approach for Students and Interested People to Uplift their
Awareness for Sustainable Food Production】
Philip Werkmann, University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf
10：30－11：00 Poster Session【Engaging Youth in Agriculture: Key to the Future of Food Safety】
Nur Ieffah Binti Muhammad Khalil, Universiti Putra Malaysia【Nodai Presents a New Agricultural Project】
Itsuki Takata, Tokyo University of Agriculture

11：00－11：20 【Application of Black Soldier Fly（Hermetia illucens）in Sustainable Agriculture】
Huai-Shiuan Huang, National Chung Hsing University
11：20－12：00 Session Group Discussion
12：00～Break【Afternoon Session】
Group G: Students’ Actions in the Field of “Environment”
Classroom 231（Building 1, 2nd floor）
13：00
Registration opens
13：25
Opening remarks
13：30－13：50 【Effects of Ecosystems Services on Crop Farming and on Land Fisheries】
Barend Kok, Wageningen University
13：50－14：10 【Learning and Activities in University Lead to Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management】
Lalita Songkun, Kasetsart University
14：10－14：30 【Students in the Field of Dry Land Salinity in Western Australia】
Zedekiah Briginshaw, The University of Western Australia
14：30－15：00 Poster Session【Characterization Of The Urbanization Process Of The Amazon, Dispersion And Urban Fragmentation】
Leonardo de Almeida Oliveira, Federal Rural University of Amazônia【SINERGY（Smart Grid Renewable Energy System）Development of Intelligent Renewable
Energy Power Network to Improve the Electrification Ratios of Bucolic and Outer Island
Indonesia】
Habibul Fuadi Hanif, Bogor Agricultural University
15：00－15：20 【Forestry and Capercaille Management in Scottish Stronghold Areas】
Kyle Connor Sharpe, University of the Highlands and Islands
15：40－16：20 Session Group Discussion

10Session Program*Please note that there may be two sessions occurring simultaneously

Thursday, September 19th【Morning Session】
Group F: Students’ Actions in the Field of “Education”
Classroom 242（Building 1, 2nd floor）
9：00
Registration opens
9：25
Opening remarks
9：30－ 9：50 【The Study on Recognition on Social Farming in Korea】
Yubin Han, Kyungpook National University
9：50－10：10 【Empowering Youth Through Community Gardening Education】
Cameron Leigh Jenkins, Michigan State University
10：10－10：30 【Youth Transforming Thoughts into Practice to Make the Brazilian Sugar-Energy Sector Even
Greener】
João Vitor Napolitano Viotto, University of São Paulo
10：30－11：00 Poster Session【The Study on Recognition on Social Farming in Korea】
Seri Joo, Kyungpook National University【Starting the Conversation: How Engaged Students are Shaping College Campuses through Sustainable Thought】
Gabrielle Shoshana Gamily, Michigan State University【Conservation & Rescue of Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Importance of Medicinal Plants
Used in Indigenous Communities in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico】
David Jonathan Lara Reirners, Chapingo Autonomous University
11：00－11：20 【The Youth Will Not Let the World Die: A Consolidated Effort to Sustainability】
Jhean Laila Sinfuego, University of the Philippines Los Baños
11：20－12：00 Session Group Discussion
12：00～
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Overall Session Program
Saturday, September 21st Venue: Yokoi Hall
12：30～

Registration

13：00－13：10 Opening Address by Dr.Katsumi Takano President of Tokyo University of Agriculture
Session Conclusion Part 1
13：10－13：25 Group A: Students’ Actions in the Field of “Agriculture”
13：25－13：40 Group B: Students’ Actions in the Field of “Environment”
13：40－13：55 Group C: Students’ Actions in the Field of “Agriculture”
13：55－14：10 Group D: Students’ Actions in the Field of “Food”
14：10－14：20 Break
14：20－14：50

High School Poster Presentation Session

Session Conclusion Part 2
14：50－15：05 Group E: Students’ Actions in the Field of “Agriculture”
15：05－15：20 Group F: Students’ Actions in the Field of “Education”
15：20－15：35 Group G Students’ Actions in the Field of “Environment”
15：35－15：45 Break
15：45－16：15

High School Poster Presentation Session

16：15－16：45

General Discussion

16：45－17：00

Closing Ceremony

17：10－17：20

Commemorative Photo

17：30－19：30

Reception

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University Student Presenters
Student NameJose H. Quintero Beltran
Moeka Numata
LiRan Chen
Sainkhuu Enkh-Otgon
Navdeep Godara
Francis Durnin-Vermette
Zhang Yinli
VuDuyThaiSon
SOUR Mengyou
Saulo Fabrício da Silva Chaves
Yi-Jing TsaiSunny Maanju
Sopha Cheauloy
Mariam Mbonde
Ainatul Husna Ahmad Azuddin
Sai Htet Lin Aung
Ninjbulgan Sugir
Le Khac Duy
Vladislav Matveev
Nam Hyeon Kim
Misa Gillis
Brenda Ortiz Herrera
Decio Edward de Azevedo Greenwood
E. V. R. T. Vidyasekara
Mayara Pardi Ikeda
Sora Takahashi
Mahtuf Ikhsan
Jayantha J. B. S. K
Philip Werkmann
Huai-Shiuan, Huang
Nur Ieffah Muhammad Khalil
Itsuki Takata
Yubin Han
Cameron Jenkins
João Vitor Napolitano Viotto
Jhean Laila Sinfuego
SeRi Joo
Gabrielle Gamily
Lara-Reimers, David.
Barend Kok
Lalita SONGKUN
Zed Briginshaw
Kyle Sharpe
Leonardo de Almeida Oliveira
Habibul Fuadi Hanif

University
Group A（Agriculture）
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo
Tokyo University of Agriculture
China Agricultural University
Mongolian University of Life Science
CCS Haryana Agricultural University
University of British Columbia
Group B（Environment）
Beijing Forestry University
Vietnam National University of Agriculture
Royal University of Agriculture
Federal Rural University of the Amazon
National Chung Hsing University
Group C（Agriculture）
CCS Haryana Agricultural University
National University of Laos
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Yezin Agricultural University
Mongolian University of Life Sciences
Vietnam National University of AgricultureGroup D（Food）
Far Eastern Federal University
Kangwon National University
University of British Columbia
La Molina National Agricultural University
University of Reading
University of Peradeniya
University of São Paulo
Tokyo University of AgricultureGroup E（Agriculture）
Bogor Agricultural University
University of Peradeniya
University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf
National Chung Hsing University
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Tokyo University of AgricultureGroup F（Education）
Kyungpook National University
Michigan State University
University of São Paulo
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Kyungpook National University
Michigan State University
Chapingo Autonomus University
Group G（Environment）
Wageningen University
Kasetsart University
University of Western Australia
University of the Highland and Islands
Federal Rural University of the Amazon
Bogor Agricultural University

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1【The system of food production ～Problems and solutions～】
Sola Okoshi, Chie Inui, Riko Matsunaga
The First High School, Tokyo University of Agriculture2【Impact of Red-Eared Slider’s invasion】
Hinane Kanazawa
The Second High School, Tokyo University of Agriculture3【Securing water resources for our future : lessons from Australia, an arid continent】
Airi Ouchi, Aoi Okuno, Sakina Shimizu, Miki Sorata, Keina Watanabe
The Third High School, Tokyo University of Agriculture

4【What role do supermarkets play in consumer’s ethical consumption?】Mizuki Fukuda
Senior High School at Sakado, University of Tsukuba

5【The impact of advanced clean water treatment on rising of temperature and ecosystem in Tamagawa
Josui】Yui Adachi, Emi Ikeda
Tokyo Soka Senior High School

6【Solution for food waste using nudge. “Nudge” : a small action that encourages something to happen】
Suzu Taniguchi
Kanagawa Prefectural Yokohama Senior High School of International Studies

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GROUP DISCUSSION A
Students’ Actions in the field ofAgriculture

September 18th, Wednesday
Morning Session
Classroom 231（Building 1, 2nd floor）

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Rethinking the Rural Economic Development
Jose H. Quintero Beltran
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo

The most important trouble in the agri-food sectors here in Mexico is inequality.
The real thing is that this is not a tiny problem, it covers many areas of the society’s
environment. Rural development policies are not being as effective as society demands, that’s
why it is pertinent to rethink rural development models as well as their effective
implementation. It must be ensured a minimum level of opportunities for all the people.
I will talk about rural development under a comprehensive perspective, in one where we
can talk about the match of digitalization of agriculture, the impacts of sexism in rural areas,
the urgency to change the paradigm of the public budget to begin to give greater weight toinvestment in public goods and not so much in private ones, the relay of older generations in
the food production chains, etcetera.
The number of people living in extreme poverty stands at 836 million.（World Bank, 2018）
We must stop thinking about the micro and move also to the macro issues, the IFAD
estimates that three-quarters of the extremely poor and food-insecure people live in rural
regions, this topic will be developed under the idea of the relevance of re-encouraging a systemof a cooperative economy as an alternative for social coercion in rural regions and a tool for
economic strengthening of these communities against some voracious market agents, but also
will be a talk about what can cooperatives do with trade and their buying-supplies issues andhow can this improve rural communities.
For this talk, I will use my experience in these fields, I will get in details about the 4S
model we implemented during a year with rural families in three different mexican regions andabout how our paradigm changed when we measured the impacts generated specifically withchildren; which were much more significant than those obtained with adults.
Youth can（and should）be involved in the progress of the rural economy, I am convincedthat the best way to do this is through the transfer of knowledge; agriculture has beenabandoned for many years and the knowledge generated in the university classrooms has notreached the people living in the agri-food sector successfully.
There are large areas of opportunity for entrepreneurship and the application of talent in
the world’s food production; from the applications of data analysis, such as the creation andreproduction of technology, and so on. That is why I will talk about some success stories ofventures that have helped the progress of the rural economy in Mexico.
I will focus during this presentation on the impacts we can obtain in the struggle for thefight against poverty, understanding it as a structural problem that needs structural and crosscutting solutions not only to the production issues, but also in the relevance of a political agendathat attacks areas like education, inequality, gender gap and progressive policies.
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Moeka Numata
Tokyo University of Agriculture

About 30% of Japanese farmers are over 65-year-old, and in 2018 the average of farmers
age was over 66-year-old.the farming population is decreasing and aging of farmers willcontinue. Thus, farmer aging is one of the most important problem in Japanese agriculture.
To address this problem ISF-japan students started Student Taking Action that we call
STA in Ikumi area. Ikumi area is in Shimada City, which is located in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Main production in the area is agriculture and forestry. This area is an example of the problem
of decreasing population and aging of farmers. To raise awareness to increase migration to thearea, a project developing new product might help to make Ikumi better known.
When we decided to introduce a new product, we by share information obtained at our
school festival. We started to sale product since 2010. These products are popular at our school
festival; therefore we can provide advice, that we have received from our consumers. To shareconsumer’s opinion to farmers in Ikumi, it as decided to incorporate the consumer opinion tocreate a new product.
Ikumi is famous for green tea. We decided to develop a new product of green tea. We
talked with farmers and new product was born. We named it “Ikuminchi-cha”. Green tea canharvest 4 times a year. The price depends on when it is harvested. The lowest price tea isharvested in autumn. Ikuminchi-cha uses autumn green tea to raise farmer’s income. It was
decided to sell Ikuminchi-cha in tea packs instead of tea leaves, as many customers informed us“tea packs are easy to drink better than tea leaves.” Our new product has been sold out every
year.
Ikuminchi-cha has two problems. The first problem is production of Ikuminchi-cha can’t
catch up to demand. The second problem is we can sell only three days once a year. So, it was
decided to increase effective in raising awareness.
And to put emphasis on marketing. We created an Instagram account for public relationsin 2018. And we will distribute leaflets at next our school festival.
Getting interested in the area through our products and knowing the area through theleaflet is important in rising awareness. We think it is increasing immigration and decreasing
the aging trend. As many people visit Ikumi.

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Contribution of Scholars and Students from CAU
in Practicing Sustainable “Nested Market”
LiRan Chen
China Agricultural University

Nowadays, how to guarantee food safety from the source meanwhile ensuring the
profitability of producers has become one of the most important problems in the food industry
throughout the world. To address this, scholars and students in China have thought of how to
combine predominant form of smallholder farming with utilizing resources sustainably tosupply better food, while making smallholders become more competitive in the food market.
Professor JingZhong Ye in China Agricultural University（CAU）has come up with a concept
called “Nested Market” which provides an opportunity to bridge smallholders and consumers inthe supply chain. Nested Market focuses on producing food sustainably by using existing
techniques available farming resources based on the raw materials and farming techniques they
have in small and variable scales. In 2010, 12 students from College of Humanities andDevelopment Studies of CAU have discussed about a plan of experimenting Nested Market
before they implemented it in SangGang, a remote village in HeBei Province. They theninstructed farmers to promote their products through E-commerce meanwhile also used theirown social networks in the city to help gather over 1000 consumers into the nest. Students
bridged both sides also by letting them meet in person. Producers could get hands-on
knowledge to improve the qualities to meet the need from consumers, and over 80% producers
have reduced using pesticide in farming to provide safer products according to journalist Ma
YuPing from China Youth News. Until 2018, 96.2% of smallholders in SangGang have got rid ofpoverty by earning more than 10 thousand RMB annually. As the program expands, students
from College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering will join the nest and help producers
to enhance the traditional food process techniques with modern technology, also provide
nutritional value evaluation and hazardous materials such as pesticides testing on agri-products
for consumers. As the price of agri-products are 30%-60% higher than in village market andmuch lower than in the city, farmers could profit more and consumers could get higher quality
produces with lower prices. The success in alleviating poverty attracted the attention of
government which gave more technical and financial supports. This model has already been
applied successfully in other villages in China. It is sustainable and can be adopted widely in
different regions in the world.

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An Establishment of Rendering Facilities in Rural Area
Contributes to Less Environmental Contamination and Brings
More Employment Opportunities
Sainkhuu Enkh-Otgon
Mongolian University of Life Science

The purpose of this study is to inspire local youths, herders, and slaughter houses inrecycling of animal by-product in order to prevent further environmental pollution by creating a
new opportunity of business and employment to the unemployed locals.
According to statistics from 2018, Dornod province had 2.3 million livestock and it consistsof Sheep （48.2％）, Goat （28.2％）, Cow （10.2％）, Horse （13.1％） and Camel （0.3％）. Dornod
province slaughters around 300 thousand livestock annually. Around 43％ -50％ of liveweight oflivestock are being abandoned as animal by-product.
There are four main slaughterhouses in the Province. Daily 6.1 tonnes（annually 1685.6
tonnes）of bones are being wasted at the slaughterhouses and sent directly to the local landfill.
There is no rendering facility to recycle the bones. Therefore, this causes the bones to decay,
which provides a favorable environment to harmful diseases and pollutes the environment.
In order to make this project effective, we have educated the local unemployed youths andformed a group of youth to work on this project. The purpose of the group is to inform the local
residences about the opportunities of rendering business in the province and the threat to the
publichealth. The agreement between the group and local government has been made tosupport the locals whom are inspired to start a rendering business.
In Mongolian rural areas, local people’s quality of life is lower and have higher
unemployment rate. Because of these problems numerous young people leave countryside.
Consequently, it leaves the countryside uninhabited and becomes a serious consideration for
extinction of traditional nomadic culture of Mongolia. By fulfilling this project, a vast number of
traditional nomadic herders will have an idea of a new profitable opportunity by selling theirwaste and protecting the environment from pollution at the same time. Furthermore, youth’s
movement toward urban areas will decrease by ensuring their quality of life.
When the project is put into effect, environmental pollution and public health problems
will decrease due to rendering animal waste bones. Because rendered bone meal can constitutemixed ration feed to livestock, herders will get access to a healthier and nutritious feed fortheir livestock, thus decreasing the loss of livestock in the harsh winters. This has a direct
impact on meat prices and the herder’s quality of life.
By adapting rendering technology that is common globally but has not yet been developedin Mongolia, we are confident that it will bring a positive impact to our agricultural
sustainability.

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POSTER SESSION

Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management:
Prospects and Challenges
Navdeep Godara
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University（CCS HAU）,Hisar, India

Farming is a profession of hope and reflects the doubt of uncertainties in agriculture.
These uncertainties are both natural vis-à-vis man made. In India, Agriculture employs about
50 percent of nation work force and provide livelihood for majority of population. In addition,
food accounts almost half of household expenditure, which acts as vital component of inflation.
India is caught between national demand of food at an affordable price and generatingnecessary income to provide basic amenities for majority of its population. Keeping this in view,sustainability in agriculture through resource conservation technology is the most pertinent
solution to subdue this stint［1］. Globally, the emerging challenges in agriculture are also due
to excessive exploitation of fresh water in agriculture as irrigation, impoverished soil, reduction
in land holdings, climate etc. Spearheading for smart farming through water management, soil
management, integrated farming system（IFS）, small farm mechanization, integrated nutrient
management（INM）, climate smart cropping is the immediate need of the hour. Besides, thedisposal of paddy residue is the major challenge among agrarians. Hence, paddy residue
management is of another utmost importance as it contains nutrients and improves soil-plantatmospheric continuum. The amount of residue generation should be accessed, its utilization
in-situ and ex-situ, emphasize harmful effects of residue burning on human health, soil healthand environment. The agricultural waste opens vivid options for its versatile usage and ispossible if residue is collected and managed properly［2］. Integrated farming system should be
followed with proper planning and conservation agriculture needs to be practiced, as throughzero tillage, mulching, stubble management, which will increase the yield with sustainability.
Farmers have to adopt climate smart cropping. Smart farming techniques will pave the way ofdevelopment within farm unit. Youth as pivot, entice sustainability vis-à-vis food security. The
education system of agriculture in India includes the program of rural agricultural work
experience（RAWE）and experimental learning programmes during under graduation, which
help the youths to render their services to farmers and get acquainted with their challenges.
The various startups initiated by the youth that gives direct connectivity of farmers to
consumers, ensure better income for famers, employment generation and consumer satiation.
The level of sustainability thus can be enhanced with inclusive efforts.

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POSTER SESSION

Solar Pump Monitor to Improve Sustainability of Renewable
Energy for Smallholder Farmers in Nicaragua
Francis Durnin-Vermette
University of British Columbia

Climate change exacerbates poverty and natural resource degradation globally. Since
smallholder farmers are among the most susceptible to the effects of climate change, it isessential to support the adaptive capacity of their communities and livelihoods. 90% of
Nicaraguan farmers rely solely on rain to water crops, but droughts, floods, and unpredictable
weather are becoming/increasingly common due to climate change, which is directly
detrimental to the crop yields and livelihoods of Nicaraguan farmers.
ENICALSA is an organization that provides solar pump irrigation systems to smallholder
farmers in Nicaragua. ENICALSA has identified that a monitoring device with 3G connection
attached to farmers’ irrigation systems would expedite repairs and thereby reduce pump
downtime, which is beneficial for farmers. UBC Sustaingineering has partnered with
ENICALSA to develop a reliable, low-cost monitoring device that can be easily retrofitted onto
existing farmers’ solar pump irrigation systems. The device also has the potential to monitor
factors including temperature and humidity which can inform farmers’ management decisions
such as planting dates and irrigation regimes. Whereas the retail price of an equivalentmonitoring device exceeds C$915, the device designed by UBC Sustaingineering costs less than
$30 to produce.
ENICALSA and UBC Sustaingineering have conducted an impact analysis, taking into
account environmental, social, and economic sustainability metrics to determine if the solar
pump monitoring device will enhance the sustainability of Nicaraguan agriculture. Qualitativeand quantitative data were collected in 2016/2017 through on-farm interviews with 30 farmers
who received solar pump irrigation systems. Overall, solar pump installation improved
household income, though the economic benefit varied between households.

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GROUP DISCUSSION B
Students’ Actions in the field ofEnvironment

September 18th, Wednesday
Morning Session
Classroom 242（Building 1, 2nd floor）

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Community Farm Park in China
Zhang Yinli
Beijing Forestry University

Since the reform and opening up, China’s economy has developed rapidly, urbanization isaccelerating, and the level of urbanization is constantly improving. However,it is because theexcessive development of urbanization and the high density of city dwellers that have led to a
sharpening contradiction between construction land and green land.The reduction of green land
has made the living environment of the residents worse.What is more,high-level urbanization
development has led to the adjustment of the food consumption patterns of residents,and thequality requirements for food have gradually improved.
In order to gradually improve the current situation,many communities have begun tocreate community farm park,which means bringing agriculture to cities. Community farm park
can be used to cultivate flowers, vegetables, and so on to promote community development. It
can also be a space shared by community residents.
On the ecological level,the “sustainable” design concept and some ecological technologies
used in community farms, such as garbage sorting and recycling, rainwater harvesting andutilization, and kitchen waste composting, have strong practical operability.
As far as the social level is concerned, the location of shared community farms is mostly
urban idle land, and it is often neglected in management and the environment is dirty.In theprocess, the land vitality of these idle plots can be restored, providing an environment for
nearby residents to communicate, learn from each other and share together, improve theenvironmental quality of nearby communities and enhance community cohesion.
Teenagers are also willing to participate in community farm park because of theircuriosity. College students will form small teams and come to the community to popularize
knowledge about plants and crops, especially students from Beijing Forestry University, will
use their professional knowledge to educate people in the community about farm plant science.
In addition, teenagers will also help the community to organize some exhibitions during theholidays, and plant plants or crops in the farms, which can be displayed more vividly. What ismore, the community also organizes a variety of parent-child activities, so that children canexperience the joy of planting flowers and trees ,which they can be closer to nature.The
creation of community farm park allows teenagers to experience self-sufficiency and a precious
pastoral farming experience.It is to go to work in person to understand that food is not easy to
get and teenagers can also develop the ability to innovate in labor.In addition,by planting,
maintaining flowers and plants,it also enables teenagers to raise awareness of responsibility andenvironmental protection.As a result, they can gradually cultivate the great faith of building
beautiful China from the construction of small homes.
However, due to the lack of popularity in China, there is relatively little research oncommunity farm park. Therefore, it is necessary to learn from foreign mature theories andpractical experience, combined with the characteristics of urbanization in China, to explore thepossible ways which are suitable for China.
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VNUA Youth Embark on Finding the Potential Applicationof Bioactive Compounds Derived from Streptomyces
as Bactericidal Agents against Pathogenic Bacteria
on Pleurotus Ostreatus
PhD. Nguyen Xuan Canh & VuDuyThaiSon
Vietnam National University of Agriculture

Pleurotus ostreatus belongs to the genus Pleurotus which is widely consumed all over theworld because of its flavor, taste and high nutritional value（Nguyen Huu Dong et al.,2002）andsome medicinal properties used in cardiovascular treatment（Cao Xuan Thu, 2000）. This
mushroom was reported to have the Mevinolin- anti-cancer（Demain AL, Sanchez S., 2009）.
Currently, Pleurotus ostreatus is one of the main sources of income for many regions in
Vietnam, accounting for about 70% of the country’s output and enhancing the sustainableagricultural development（Nguyen Nhu Hien & Pham Van Du, 2013）.
However, P. ostreatus has sufferred the disease cause by H10 strain from Bacillus genus,
with the symptoms of yellow mucus beneath the fruiting body and then spreading to the upper
body lead to shrunk and dry. Fruiting bodies contain a lot of yellow brown spots then being rot（Nguyen Huu Dong et al.,2002）. It has detrimental impact on their quality and yield of P.
ostreatus. Currently, using chemical drugs as a treatment make endanger for global people
health, lead to environmental pollution and reduce significantly sustainable development inAgriculture.
Streptomyces is known as a group of prokaryotes distributed widely in nature and capableof antibiotics production（Ngo Dinh Quang Binh, 2005）. The use of Streptomyces to inhibit
pathogenic bacteria is considered as an effective and eco-friendly method of environment.
Understanding this issue, we carried out the experiment “Vietnamese Youth embark on
finding the potential application of bioactive compounds derived from Streptomyces asbactericidal agents against pathogenic bacteria on Pleurotus ostreatus”.
The purpose of this experiment is 1. Student launch the research activities using
Streptomyces to create bio-active compounds to prevent pathogenic disease, 2. Assess theimpact of the product on the environment, 3. Select households to grow P. ostreatus to
implement the project, 4. Students action on direct instruction of households, 5. Developorientation and future sustainability and a action plan for the short and long term.
This project is participated by different organizations（Bio-scientific research club- an
official club of Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Mushroom Research Institute and 2
student research groups and over 20 people related.

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Soil Fertility and Soil Organic Carbon in Cassava-based
Cropping System under Conservation Agriculture
SOUR Mengyou
Royal University of Agriculture

In Cambodia, 43% of total land area is degraded causing the reduction of arable land
productivity and disrupt sustained agricultural productivity and food security（Bai et al., 2008）.
Conventional tillage（CT）causes soil degradation, the loss of soil organic carbon（SOC）, thedecrease in soil fertility, the loss of biodiversity and leads to the decrease in crop yield（Akowuah, 2012）, whereas conservation agriculture（CA）, including minimum or zero-tillage,crop rotation or intercropping and permanent soil cover, is a set of management practices toreverse those negative impacts from CT（Naab et al., 2017）.Thus, the aim of this study was toassess the impacts of conservation agriculture practices on soil fertility and SOC in cassavabased cropping system. The experiment was conducted in Mollisols soil in Battambang
Province and initiated in 2010. This experiment consisted of 4 treatments including（i）CA1（Millet + Crotalaria Juncea rotated with maize + mungbean with no-till）（ii）,
CA2（Cassava withchisel plow）rotated in crop pattern annually,（iii）CT1 cultivated cassava under plow and ridge
and（iv）CT2 farmer’s plot cultivated cassava traditionally. Soil samples were collected in 2017at three depths（0-5, 5-10 and 10-20cm）. At the depth 0-5 cm, the result indicated thatpermanganate oxidizable carbon（POXC）and SOC were higher in both CA treatments at 1.28 g
kg －1 and 28.85 g kg －1 respectively. Cation Exchange Capacity（CEC）was increased in CA1 andCT1 but decreased in CA2 and CT4. At depth 5-10 cm, the least amount of POXC wasrecorded in CT treatments by 1.03 g kg －1 in contrast to the CA where the top number wereshown by 1.15 g kg-1. Soil Stable Aggregate（SSA）of 5-10 cm depth were at the highest numberof 771.77 g kg －1 in CA1, whereas the other treatments were statistically lower. The highest
total N（TN）were shown in CA2 at 5-20 cm depth by 1.32 g N kg －1, by contrast, the lowest
number were from CT2 by 0.63 g kg －1. Available P（AP）were found non-significant at 0-10
depth, while higher numbers were from CA2 and CT2. In conclusion, CA increased POXC,
SOC, CEC, SSA, TN and AP higher as compared with CT since CA practices remain residue on
soil decreasing soil erosion and accumulating soil organic carbon and increase nitrogen fixationfrom legume crop rotation.

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Integrated Control of Exotic Invasive Grass in the Carajás
National Forest, Amazônia, Brazil
Saulo Fabrício da Silva Chaves, Rafael Gomes Viana, Alexandre Franco
Castilho, Gabriel da Silva Vasconcelos, and Treyce Stephane Cristo
TavaresFederal Rural University of the Amazon

The Carajás National Forest（CNF）is a Brazilian Amazon protected area created toprotect an extremely endemic environment of Amazon ecosystems. The occurrence of invasive
species shows a great socioeconomic and environmental impact as the damages caused by
global climate change（LEVINE & D’ANTONIO, 1999）. Biological invasions threaten
biodiversity conservation and natural ecosystems, as they compete with native species, modify
community dynamics and change habitats（VITOUSEK et al., 1997）. Several countries adopt
invasive exotic plant control. There is little information about exotic plant control techniques inAmazon region. This work aimed to evaluate integrated control of exotic invasive grass in the
CNF. The experiment was installed in an area of 800 m2 inside CNF, showing a high infestationof invasive grass Urochloa decumbens. The area was divided into eight blocks（10 x 10 m each）:
1. Mechanical weeding（MW）; 2. MW + seed mix（SM）; 3. MW + SM + planting of tree
seedlings（PTS）;4. Herbicide（H）;5. H + SM; 6. H + SM + PTS; 7. MW + H + SM + PTS; and,8 . Control. SM was composed by: Crotalaria spectabilis, Cassia fastuosa, Bauhinia
longipedicellata, Mimosa acutistipula and Solanum crinitum. Seedlings were planted each 2 m
and were constituted by Anadenanthera colubrina, Swietenia macrophylla, Inga edulis,
Dalbergia latifolia and Bixa orellana. Twelve months after installation of the experiment, asquare inventory of 0.5 x 0.5 m was recorded for 10 times in each block. Density and dry massof exotic plants were measured. The lowest exotic grass density and dry mass were observedon treatments 6 and 7, differing from all treatments. It may be due to the lesser resurgence ofinvasive species by the action of mechanical weeding, shade and herbicide application.
Mechanical weeding and herbicide application may reduce the reserves of exotic grass
propagules. Shade and native plant competition may reduce exotic invasive grass growing. The
integrated control may decrease the amounts and ecological impacts of herbicide in theenvironment. Besides, tree seedlings and seed mix strategies helped to repopulate the area withnative plant species. These two types of managements may be applied in any part of the world;
however, it is necessary to use local native plants species as a component to integrated
management of exotic plants. They may also be used for both degraded area recovery andagriculture.

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POSTER SESSION

Exploring Sustainable Food and Agriculture of Taiwan from2019 Taiwan In My Eyes-120h
Yi-Jing TsaiNational Chung Hsing University

I joined “2019 Taiwan in my eyes-120h” as the leader with three foreign students from Sri
Lanka, Honduras and El Salvador to study sustainability in food and agriculture and UN
Sustainable Development Goals（SDGs）. During the event, we visited several benchmark
enterprises to conduct on-site field visits exploring sustainability dimensions and also our own
selected sites to explore Taiwan’s sustainability dimensions. I was responsible for constructing
ideas, contacting local people, making video and final presentation. It was a great event
associated with sustainability and connect global and local community that I would like toshare. We realized how important it is to connect local and global community in this event. I
guided the international students to explore Taiwan’s sustainability dimensions. They wereamazed and convinced these ideas would be great to implement in their countries. In total,
there were students from more than 10 different countries in the event and visited different
cities and villages in Taiwan in this program. International students and locals were connected
to inspire creativity and thoughts. We visited food surplus kitchen, 1919 food bank, Wen-Xiancommunity and Trash amusement park, which are related to sustainable agriculture, foodsecurity, waste management and rural development. Mr. Lin at 1919 food bank collaborated
with a NGO in Jordan through using black solider fly as food waste management system, which
supported the SDGs of no poverty and zero hunger. A local pet store owner influenced othercat owners to compost the cat sand as part of no-waste vegetable production system, which is agreat story about the SDGs of responsible consumption and production. Edible food that would
be a waste after the market closed were collected by Huamei surplus restaurant from venders
to provide food for people in need in the community, which improved the sustainability of thecommunity and reduce hunger. Trash amusement park not only makes organic compost fromfood waste for the farmers, but also provides environmental education to the citizens, which
helped make Taichung city sustainable. We can expand these ideas of sustainability in food andagriculture not only in Taiwan, but also other countries.

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GROUP DISCUSSION C
Students’ Actions in the field ofAgriculture

September 18th, Wednesday
Afternoon Session
Classroom 231（Buillding 1, 2nd floor）

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Indian Agriculture and Food Security:
Constraints and Solutions
Sunny Maanju
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

The Indian agricultural sector contribution to GDP has dwindled to 15.4%（2017）, whichis still higher than world’s average（6.4%）［1］. India is the second largest producer ofagricultural production, amounting to 12% of world’s agricultural production. Several
constraints viz. dominance of small and marginal land holdings（85%）, limited land andinfrastructure, improper credit facilities, lack of timely supply of agricultural inputs besides
research and marketing facilities, absence of desired extension activities, lack of improper
implementation of policies and programs, ever growing Indian population, erratic and uneven
distribution of rainfall and uncertainty in agriculture adversely affect farmer’s income. By 2050,
with the global population expected to reach 9.8 billion, our food supplies will be under far
greater stress and will need 60-70% more agricultural produce to meet food demands［2］. Food
security in India could be ensured by increasing productivity, decreasing post-harvest losses,
reliable bulk and cold chain storage system, food processing and opportunities for value added
products. Resource Conservation Technology, resource recycling, integrated pest and nutrient
management, integrated farming system and their management is an urgent need to achievesustainable development goals. Such modern day concepts are the effective ways for generating
income as these techniques led to maintenance of soil fertility and plant nutrient supply to an
optimum level which can easily be adopted by the youth. Urbanization, industrialization, climatechange and stubble burning have led to environmental degradation issues. Insects, pathogens
and weeds have made chemical pesticides an integral part of crop production. Youths areaware of the fact that to safeguard their own future, these hazardous pesticides should be
replaced by integrated pest management. The young Indian farmers are in digitizing phase,
which are actively forming groups on social networking sites to exchange the latest available
technology and are adopting smart and profitable agriculture. Innopreneurship（innovation+
entrepreneurship）abilities are gradually being inculcated in Indian farmers to promotesustainable agriculture. The challenges could be overcome by educating youth, improving
extension activities and adding agriculture in high school course curriculum. Various
Experiential Learning Programs and Agri Business Incubation Centres are also needed to be
set up to encourage the students to explore innovative ideas. Due to the sincere efforts of Govt.
through Public Private Partnership and skill development entrepreneurship have paced up.
Youth have the capability to think of agriculture as a business and profession. They could
initiate the vertical expansion of agricultural sector which may lead to “Ever Green Revolution”.

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Sopha Cheauloy
National University of Laos

Laos is a landlocked country. Most population is a farmer. Local people are familiar withnature. They engage in fishing in the Mekong River, hunting, and the gathering wild foods. In
the tropical forests of Laos, there are also many edible wild plants and foods that are gathered,primarily by women.（nationsencyclopedia.com）The forest area has decreased in the recent
year. The biodiversity is not various and some animals are instinct because the activities ofpeople by hunting wild animals for foods and cutting trees to make income. People must be
more aware of natural resources. I am studying at faculty of Forestry Science. I will use myknowledge to help people in my hometown. Urban dwellers have unused land. They could growfruits to sell in the market. In the beginning it is not easy for villagers. We will show them thatthey will make incomes from the unused land that they already have. As youth or who studied
in this field need to guide and give them advice. First, we will start in the small village to growbearing trees such as mango trees, orange trees, tamarind trees, etc. It will take a few years forthe trees to produce fruits, but they can remain in production many years. While we are
waiting for the fruits we can plant vegetables in the space between the trees and then gatherorganic vegetables to sell in the market to earn money. After the trees bear fruits we will open
farm for tours to visit in order make a tourist sightseeing, it is also the way to promote thisactivity to the other people. They can pay a fee for entry. They can eat fruits, but cannot takethem out. If they want to buy and bring home they can buy in front of the farm. Then we willsell fruits to the other village and other town. This activity is a sustainable development.
Villagers can earn money, have foods to eat, and keep the environment. Youth must involvewith local people to show how to start doing the activities. Youth who has joined the activities
will get knowledge and new viewpoint to develop their community when they get back to theirhometown. They don’t need to work in the organization they can have their own project tomake a good income.

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The Role of Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania（SAT）in
Promoting Involvement of Some Sua Students in Sustainable
Agriculture and Resource Management Activities
Mariam Mbonde
Sokoine University of Agriculture

Agriculture as the key economic activity in rural areas accounts for more than half of thecountry’s income generation, supports livelihoods of more than 80 percent of the population,
contributes about 29 percent of GDP, 30 percent of export earnings, 65 percent of inputs to theindustrial sector and employs about 75 per cent of the total labour force. Notwithstanding its
major contribution to the socio-economic development of Tanzania, it is highly dominated by the
aging population, while according to the Tanzanian population and housing census of 2012 about
67%（15,587,621 individuals）
of labour force comprises youths aged between 15 and 35 years1 andmostly unemployed. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania having realized the
low involvement of youths in agriculture for various reasons, has come up with different
initiatives（e.g. National Strategy for Youth Involvement in Agriculture 2016-2021and National
Employment Creation Programme 2006 – 2010）in order to promote youth involvement insustainable agriculture including resource management.
In order to complement efforts made by the Government of the United Republic of
Tanzania, Sokoine University of Agriculture students have been involving themselves insustainable agriculture activities in collaboration with the NGO known as Sustainable
Agriculture Tanzania an organization that was registered in June 2011. SAT emerged from asister NGO known as “BUSTANI YA TUSHIKAMANE” that had practiced sustainableagriculture for a couple of years in Morogoro. Additionally, there are about 74 similar NGOs
under Tanzania National NGO Coordination such as Morogoro Youth Agribusiness Foundation,
ANSAF, AMSHA Institute, TOMOKO Farms and the Sokoine University Graduate
Entrepreneurs Cooperative（SUGECO）. SAT like other NGOs that target youth has provided
SUA students with a platform for renewed interest in agriculture through dialogue, debates,
action-research and dissemination that have provided them with an opportunity to reflect theirthoughts and carry out their activities hovered around sustainable agriculture and resource
management.
The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the philosophy and approach used by SAT
in collaboration with SUA students, achievements and impacts realized, challenges encounteredand efforts made to redress the situation in an endeavor to transform youths’ thoughts onsustainable agriculture and resource management while connecting the local and global
communities.
1

  The official definition of youth in Tanzania refers to young men and women aged between 15
and 35 years.
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Readiness and Level of Implementation of Malaysian
Sustainable Palm Oil（MSPO）among Palm Oil Smallholders
Ainatul Husna Ahmad Azuddin
Universiti Putra Malaysia

Palm oil is a major agricultural commodity and the biggest contributor to Malaysian
agriculture’s Gross Domestic Product（GDP）. Around 3.6% out of 7.8% of agriculture GDP iscontributed by palm oil. Malaysia is the second largest palm oil exporter in the world afterIndonesia, and fulfilled almost 40% of the world’s oil consumption. The European Union（EU）
countries are the second significant importer of Malaysian palm oil after India. However,Amsterdam declaration in 2015 that the EU will ban unsustainable palm oil by 2020. The
Amsterdam declaration posed threat to the Malaysian palm oil industry. The reason given inbanning unsustainable palm oil is because EU claimed that palm oil is causing deforestation
which leads to climate change and creating a lot of environmental issues. This decision not only
will affect the country’s income but also will affect the palm oil sectors along the supply chain
especially the smallholder palm oil estates. Nevertheless, Malaysian Prime Minister promisedthat “every single drop of our palm oil will be sustainable” indicating that the government has
pledged to produce 100% sustainable palm oil by the year 2019 through Malaysian Sustainable
Palm Oil（MSPO）Certification Scheme. MSPO Certification Scheme is to ensure that all palm oil
producers are to follow certain procedures and standards in palm oil planting management andoil palm production. Otherwise, EU will ban unsustainable palm oil and consume other types ofoils such as soybean and rapeseed oil. Thus in order to ensure that the oil palm industry is
ready to implement MSPO, Universiti Putra Malaysia is embarking in a study to measure thesmallholders’ intention to fully implement MSPO. In order to understand and to capture thereadiness of oil palm smallholders’ involvement in MSPO scheme, Universiti Putra Malaysia’s（UPM）students carried out a survey among the smallholders to gauge their intention toparticipate in the MSPO program to ensure all palm oil produced by Malaysia is sustainable.
The involved students are from the Faculty of Agriculture. Structured questionnaire wasdeveloped under the supervision of one of the lecturers. Ten groups of students consisting fivepeople per group was assigned to 20 smallholders to find out the current management practices
by the oil palm smallholders and a concurrent advisory service will be rendered by thestudents if the practices were not in line with the MSPO procedure or guidelines. Some of thefindings that were very pertinent regarding the oil palm management by the smallholders were
the open burning and excessive use of pesticides and herbicides. Thus a demonstration was
conducted by agriculture students the next day to all smallholders on how to manage theirfarm in a proper way so as to reflect the sustainability of palm oil production. The
demonstrations conducted were to do proper pruning of old frond and on how to use
insecticides and pesticides accordingly in order to produce sustainable oil palm production.
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Status of GAP in Myanmar Sustainable Agriculture
Sai Htet Lin Aung
Yezin Agricultural University

Sustainable agriculture in Myanmar is pioneered by a large population of small-scale rural
farmers. Approximately 70 percent of the country’s population depends on agriculture for foodand income（ADB, 2013）.According to Myanmar is diverse in topography and different climaticconditions; it is favorable for growing over 100 varieties of vegetables in Myanmar（MoAI,2012）. Nowadays, Myanmar people will face a problem of unsafely vegetables in the local
market and good agricultural practice（GAP）is one of the solutions for sustainable agriculture
development in Myanmar. The mainly purpose of GAP is to improve the quality of agricultural
produces and safety aspects. The objective of this study is to observe status of GAP invegetable production with safety aspect and nutrition of consumers. The study site wasoutskirt of Yangon region and value chain through producers, brokers, sellers from local
markets, consumers nearby production places. Review of literature and other relevant
documents to get an overview of food safety issues in vegetables production in study areas of
Myanmar, that were not directly covered by methodology. Collecting information werefarm
practices, utilizing of agro-chemical according to the instruction of DoA, use of compost, harvest
time of vegetables with GAP guideline, harvest system, post-harvest handling preparation tomarket, grading, washing, use of good water, packaging practices, transportation system,
traditional selling system and temporary storage system. In this study, three types of market
system were observed by directly producers to consumers, through brokers and retailers to
consumers and through brokers, wholesalers and retailers toconsumers. It is suggested that
small farm holders should follow GAP guideline with safety aspects for sustainable vegetableproduction. All farmers used chemical fertilizers and pesticides excessively but most of them
have lack of knowledge on the systematic use. The 80% of farmers were not using withsuitable protective clothingand equipment for using pesticides. There had not been trained forthe use of sprayers and pesticide,and personal hygiene practices. The possible activities andmotivation on sustainable agriculture in Myanmar should be performed by awareness programs
for food and environmental safety, trainings by highlighting the misuse of agrochemicals incurrent vegetable production, to protect hazards for farmers and consumers, basic andvocational education for young adults, to develop research and to establish reasonable market.

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Awareness and Utilization of Agricultural Waste in Mongolia
Ninjbulgan Sugir
Mongolian University of Life Sciences

Mongolian nomadic lifestyle is connected with environment through pastoral livestock
husbandry. Therefore, since the ancient time nomadic tradition includes many different ways tosustain the environment and utilization of waste which are animal’s dry dung used as a fuel inorder to save trees, fill the dug holes in the ground with a soil before leave the place andduring each seasons shift their livestock to different areas for avoid overgrazing and prevent
soil erosion.
Since its inception, the Mongolian People’s Republic has devoted considerable resources todeveloping crop production and on the other hand agricultural wastes beneficially exploited in
the industries and by the farmers. However, due to privatizations in 1990, development rate of
the agricultural sector weakened followed by utilization of agricultural wastes nowhere to befound.
Globally, 140 billion metric tons of biomass is generated every year from agriculture. In
Mongolia estimated that about 1.7 Mt of agricultural waste is generated every year. These
wastes are not utilized properly by farmers due to lack of interest, unavailability of proper
technology and ignorance of the farmers of its value as well as practice and experiences forutilize agricultural waste for incorporation of waste. Our aim is to make farmers understandthese wastes are valuable raw material for produce number of useful product and there isnothing waste in agriculture, everything can be converted into something useful that can beadditional income for their livelihood. Thus, this report illustrates the awareness and utilizationof agricultural waste by the farmers in Mongolia. Agricultural wastes taken under study are
wheat waste, horticultural waste, livestock waste, poultry waste and biogas waste.
The result revealed there was huge difference between awareness and utilization ofagricultural waste. Thus, to fully utilize waste there is need of increase in number ofagricultural extension workers, new technologies and trainings that will encourage and interact
with the farmers to make valuable products from the waste generated on their farm.

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Research on Viet Nam Action Plan for the Managementof Antibiotic Resistance in the Livestock Production
and Aquaculture
Le Khac Duy
Vietnam National University of Agriculture

The birth of antibiotic marks a revolution in the field of bacterial infection treatment. The
use of antibiotic not only brings massive benefits in the curing patients but also be utilized inagricultural and producing purposes.
Recently, antibiotic resistance has been a common yet un-controllable phenomenon, whichleft several harmful effects on both human and animals’s health. Therefore, it is urgent to find asolution to prevent and control antibiotic resistance.
Futhermore, antibiotic resistance has become a global health issue, especially indeveloping countries. It is recorded that thousands of people die each year due to antibiotic
resistance. Plus, the spending on it has risen up to trillions USD.
Vietnam is in the list of countries having the highest antibiotic resistance rate. Meanwhile,some bacteria have developed resistance to nulti antibiotic with the increasing level ofendurance. Vietnam is regarded as the lowland of the antibiotic resistance situation. Bacteria
being able to resist antibiotic cause longer illness; even mild ones such as flu or angina can now
take weeks to heal.
The following part is about Viet Nam Action Plan for the management of Antibiotic
Usage（AMU）and prevention and control Antibiotic Resistance（AMR）in the Livestock
Production and Aquaculture.

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GROUP DISCUSSION D
Students’ Actions in the field of

Food

September 18th, Wednesday
Afternoon Session
Classroom 242（Building 1, 2nd floor）

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The Indigo Food Coloring Extracted from Hydrobionts
Vladislav Matveev
Far Eastern Federal University

Bivalve molluscs are important marine harvest species. The delicacy production made of
Anadara broughtoni and Spisula sachalinensis has a high biological and nutritional value. Today’s manufacturing technologies of food production include the use only molluscs’ «feet» and,actually, other parts are simply thrown away into the trash. Nowadays, one-third of foodproduced for human consumption is lost or wasted, which amounts to about 1.3 billion tonnes
per year. Food is lost and wasted throughout the supply chain from initial agricultural
production all the way to final household consumption. Food that never gets eaten also
represents a waste of resources. So, this situation of food waste must be controlled by thepeople themselves and by special organizations both.
The most of precious waste of molluscs is the blood and intracavitary fluid which consistsa large amount of precious water-soluble（B1, B2, B6, B12, PP, C etc.）and fat-soluble（A, E, D, K）
vitamins. Despite this fact, the blood consists polyunsaturated fatty acids（especially contains a
lot of omega-3 fatty acids）that are incredibly important for health. Nowadays, most people don’t get enough omega-3 fatty acids. Blood of molluscs is blue that because consists hemocyanin（equal to human hemoglobin）. That’s why I would like to recommend using the hemocyanin fordying and fortification dairy food products, in particular – yoghurts, ice-creams, probably somemargarine and non-alcohol fizzy beverages. Our latest research has shown that hemocyanin
gives a blue color only at pH below 6.5. Blue food will be pretty attractive for consumers. Bluecolor helps reduce appetite, and in the future, weight also calms the human psyche.
Technically, the natural blue food coloring hasn’t developed and formulated so far. Thereis only synthetic blue food coloring in food systems that could harm a human organism（synthetic food coloring has a potential carcinogenic effect）, also these substances have nonutrition and biological value.
I faced some challenges with extraction and purification of hemocyanin from blood
molluscs. The thing is, blood can be easily contaminated by some biological toxins, bacteria,
viruses. Basically, hemocyanin is a breathing protein which с an easily denaturated by heating,acidification, ionizing radiation, using washing agents（detergents）, therefore these purification
processes should be eliminated. The omega-3 fatty acid also may be destroyed by heating, but
by adding an antioxidant to food systems, such as gamma-tocopherol, it is possible to reduce theomega-3 destruction.
However, even though the hemocyanin is too sensitive to damage, this substance is notthat expensive at all. Like I said, blood is serving as a waste of manufacturing processes; usesuch material like a hemocyanin in food industry is cheap and cost-effective. Moreover, using
molluscs’ blood let people make recycling.
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Future Food Development basedon Heat Stable Probiotic - Bacillus clausii
Nam Hyeon Kim, Ramachandran Chelliah, and Deog Hwan Oh
Kangwon National University

The global market of probiotic is anticipated to achieve USD 31.1billion by 2025 as well as
a compound annual growth rate（CAGR）of 7.6% over the next 5year period. It will be
predictable to reach USD 44.9billion in 2050. Asia-Pacific and Europe lead the global probiotics
market owning to its demand, whereas Asia-Pacific is also expected to be the most promisingmarket in the near future. Most of the available data on quality focuses on probiotic products
containing Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria, while very few data are available on spore-forming
probiotics. The present study evaluates the probiotic efficiency and stability of Bacillus clausii.
The Bacillus clausii were analyzed for viability in simulated gastrointestinal conditions reveledhigh resistance to pepsin（58%）,bile salts and pancreatin（70%）,and low pH（41%）.In addition,
Bacillus clausii showed 42.87% moderate auto-aggregation efficiency and higher co-aggregation
ability with Escherichia coli ATCC 35150, Bacillus cereus ATCC 13061, and Staphlyococcus
aureus ATCC 13150 which were 44.6%, 59.7% and 30.9%, respectively. Bacillus clausii wassensitive to ampicillin, tetracycline, vancomycin, clindamycin, penicillin, kanamycin, gentamycin
and imipenem but resistant to trimethoprim, chlorophemical, erythromycin, norobiocin andmethicillin, the safety assessment were evaluated based food application. The results from thisstudy indicate Bacillus clausii were considered to be promising probiotic candidates. The heatand pH stability of Bacillus clausii was extremely heat stable（90 and 100℃ for 60 min）. The
survival rate was 96.31% at 90℃ for 30 min, 84.37% at 90℃ for 60 min）, 93.75% at 100℃ for 30
minutes and 82.76% at 60℃ for 60 minutes. The stability for the change of pH was 41%, 87%,
84.7%, 88.1%, 99.7% and 84% survival rate for 4 hours at pH 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12, respectively. In
addition the safety assessment of B. clausii were confirmed based on absence of hemolysis,
gelatinase, biogenic amine（BA）production and further the toxicity were estimated to absent inCaenorhabditis elegans model. In conclusion, the current analysis clearly demonstrates that ofthe probiotic efficiency and heat stability of B. clausii towards the development of value added
ready to eat value added food product development. Such as dairy, non-dairy, cereals, baked
products, fermented meat products, dry foods and others. Dairy products are the largest
application market for probiotic foods. Probiotics have also emerged as a critical part of theanimal feed industry with a demand for estimated to cross USD 32.2billion by 2030.

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Food Literacy in the Classroom: Connecting Students, Food,and Community with Experiential Learning
Misa Gillis
University of British Columbia

During the summer of 2 0 1 8 , I was an intern with an organization called
Think&EatGreen@School（TEGS）. TEGS conducts research on food literacy in British Columbia
and provides small school and community grants that support food literacy projects inVancouver. The TEGS’definition of food literacy is “the ability to make decisions to support theachievement of personal health and a sustainable food system considering environmental, social,economic, cultural, and political components”（Cullen et al, 2015）.As an intern, I was able to see
how these concepts could be taught to young students using experiential learning, a process ofaction followed by reflection.
My main role was to liase with teachers from 7 elementary schools who received a TEGS
grant, visiting their classrooms and assisting with final reports on the projects they conducted.
Most of the initiatives centered around developing school gardens and getting the students
involved with Project Chef, a cooking program that focusses on healthy food, where it comes
from, and its connection to community. The value of these various activities was apparent.
Every teacher I spoke to described how they could see resulting differences in their students’behaviour. One teacher described how her students’ initial hesitation turned into passionate
enthusiasm as they learned to take ownership of the garden they were building and tending
too, while another related how she observed her students’ interest in, and consumption of, fruits
and vegetables increase after her class participated in Project Chef. One of the highlights of myinternship was attending the “Harvest Celebration” of one elementary school, where students
enjoyed fresh salads and potato gnocchi made from ingredients they grew themselves.
In total, TEGS distrubuted $25 000 in small grants among twenty-three Vancouver schools
in the 2017/2018 school year. As a result, over 3200 students directly engaged in food literacy
activities, with the help of over 300 teachers, school staff, community members, and parents.
Through these projects, the students were gaining food literacy skills not in a traditionalclassroom setting, but with hands-on, experiential learning. More research is needed todetermine the impact of these initiatives on behaviours later in life. From my observations, my
opinion is that this exposure to food and agriculture from a young age has real potential for
creating a generation of food citizens who engage with, and advocate for, their food system.

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A More Sustainable Future Requires Micro-Interventions at the
Local level: Reducing Exposure to Harmful Agrochemicals
Brenda Ortiz Herrera
La Molina National Agricultural University

An increasing world population demands more food but, what kind of food do we eat?
Industrial agriculture is responsible for the massive production of crops, generally fully
dependent on agrochemicals and with a very serious environmental footprint. Agrochemicals
and their waste are dangerous for the environment and human health, for example, when theypollute water and we use it for consumption in our daily activities or for irrigation, when they
are dragged by the air they can reach nearby towns or other crops. Risk of direct exposure toagrochemicals is greatest are farmers, farm workers and their families: a recent example took
place in the Andean rural region of Ayacucho, Peru, where a massive intoxication with
agrochemicals poisoned 103 people and caused 9 deaths（El Comercio, 2018）. Investigations
showed that agrochemicals and their containers were accidentally mixed with food, a situation
not unusual with smallholders in remote rural areas worldwide. Changes at a global level needto start at the local level, assisting farmers and businesses in their transformation to a moresustainable situation. Students of agricultural sciences are participating in various initiatives toimprove knowledge transfer in relation to the best use of agrochemicals, minimizing the
problems for the environment and human health. I have been participating in an initiative tocollect agrochemical containers, training for the correct application, talks with students, farmers
and companies about the importance of the proper handling of agrochemicals and theirresidues. In my first experience a group of students collected more than half a ton of pesticidecontainers in 3 hours in a village located in the outskirts of the city of Lima. These residues goto temporary collection sites and then are taken to a recycling plant. At the beginning of these
initiatives, first they only occurred in Lima but now they are in the departments of higher
agricultural production and it is expected that in the future it will reach the whole country.
Synthetic pesticides in Peru are more than 95% of all pesticides used, while biological pesticides
still account for less than 5%（Cruz, 2017）.The use of biological pesticides is increasing but evenfew people realize how dangerous chemical pesticide residues can be, this is the biggest
obstacle. Sustainable food systems based on agroecology, acknowledging the importance ofsmallholders and family farming in the conservation of biodiversity and rural traditions requirea stronger participation of university students like us.

41Social Economic Value of Retail Waste
Decio Edward de Azevedo Greenwood
University of Reading

In the developed world, food scarcity is primarily a problem with food management,
rather than production. There is food abundance, but in countries like the UK food bankreliance has risen, while simultaneously restaurants and supermarkets dispose of good
“expired” food. Some businesses donate this food to food banks, but insufficient clear financial
value of waste to society and the environment has meant that good food is wasted in retail.
Clear economic systems of rerouting unnecessary waste onto plates is needed.
Retail owners know how much expired food costs them and include this in their prices.
However, these prices do not reflect the original environmental cost or how much society andthe hungry value this “expired” food. A recent movement of small companies, that collect waste
food for delivery to either food banks or “eat cheap” restaurants, positively addresses this.
Companies like “Too Good to Go” have created mobile phone apps where customers track what
food is being discarded and buy it at discounted prices before it is wasted（“Join our Food
Waste Revolution”, 2019）.Currently, “Too Good to Go” have little student involvement but seek
student support and have recently launched a website which promotes action around this issue,
including in schools and universities.
Another recent success is “The Real Junk Food Project”, which collects good “expired”
food from local businesses, then serves it to their guests in a “pay what you want” manner andhas already fed over 250,000 people（“The Real Junk Food Project - Let’s Really Feed The
World”, 2019）. They rely on donations and volunteers to sustain their business, but are crucial
for their communities, providing affordable good food for the poorest. These projects serve
students and provide voluntary and paid positions to students.
Companies like these have positively reintegrated “expired” food into the food distribution
chain, assisting waste reduction and giving financial value to said food. However, there areinsufficient financial incentives for all businesses to reroute expired food to the plates of thehungry. Therefore, more work is needed to nurture actions that accurately reflect the socioeconomic and environmental cost of food production and waste, an area where student researchand talent investment is key.
Although not working with these projects, I am passionate about this topic, having
previously felt conflicted when disposing of good food whilst working in retail. This is a topic I
am interested in exploring further in the future.
Join our Food Waste Revolution.（2019）.Retrieved from https://toogoodtogo.co.uk/en-gb
The Real Junk Food Project - Let’s Really Feed The World.
（2019）.Retrieved from https://trjfp.
com/
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Uplifting The Awareness of Sri Lankans about
The Possibilities of Using Information and Communication
Technology in Sustainable Agriculture and Resource
Management to Connect Local and Global Community
E. V. R. T. Vidyasekara
University of Peradeniya

In relation to Sustainable Agriculture and Resource management in Sri Lankan context,
the degree of using information and communication technology（ICT）is in a very lower level. It
has been identified that, this has become a huge barrier to connect the Local and Global
community. Thus, It is a timely need to make the citizens aware, about the possibilities of using
ICT in Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management. To achieve the expected change in
the awareness, farmers, school students, teachers and common consumers from selected areasin Sri Lanka were selected to carry the message to the society. All the awareness programs
were based on all the operations related to farm to fork food supply chain.
As the first phase, a survey was conducted to gain an understanding about the extent towhich ICT is used on Sustainable Agriculture and resource management by giving aquestionnaire covering the farm to fork food supply chain. Schools students, teachers andfarmers from different age groups were selected from regions where digital literacy ismoderate. After the survey a friendly discussion was conducted to make them knowledgeable
to use ICT n the above purpose.
The second phase of the project linked with phase 1 since the educational session insecond phase was designed based on the results of phase 1. Farmer organizations which ICT is
not frequently used in their operations, school students and teachers, as the agents to carry amassage to the society were the targeting groups of second phase.
For the third phase a set of common consumers were selected to conduct a survey to gain
an understanding about the extent to which ICT is used by the consumers when they are toplan a healthy meal. Depending on their standpoint fourth phase was conducted as awarenessprogram to use ICT in planning a healthy diet with the support of mobile applications. The
sixth phase was oriented to make the connection between consumers and the farmers. Farmers
were given the knowledge to supply their products in a way that supporting the consumers toplan a healthy diet.
In summary, it is suggested to use the connection explained in the sixth phase to make aconnection between Local and Global community.

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Sustainable Livestock in Brazil
Mayara Pardi Ikeda
University of São Paulo

Brazil contains the second largest cattle herd and the second largest beef production in
the world（USDA, 2019）. And, it is estimated that Brazil will be responsible for around 40% of
the world’s food production increase until 2050
Approximately 50% of the grasslands used for cattle production in Brazil are in a severe
degradation level（Dias, 2014）. Those areas have limited capacity to contribute for high yield
livestock production nor are able to help for environmental preservation. A major challenge,
then, how to produce a valuable food – animal protein – without increasing the use of natural
resources, including native areas.
To achieve a sustainable livestock production, it would be desirable to “Feed animals lesshuman food”, “Raise regionally appropriate animals”, “Keep animals healthy”, “Adopt smart
supplements”, “Eat quality not quantity”, “Tailor practices to local culture”, “Track costs andbenefits” and “Study best practice”（Nature, 2014）. It is necessary to develop an intensified
production, taking into account local environment and input availability.
Using bioeconomic system, many researchers in Brazil are looking for adapted plants andcoproducts, recycled from the industries, that do not compete with human food. By-products
from citrus and soy processing industries, manioc leaves, titônia and coffee-hulls are some ofalternatives studied.
At my current internship, at the Animal Nutrition Laboratory-LANA, in the Center for
Nuclear Energy in Agriculture-CENA, University of São Paulo, I am involved with several
researches looking into methods to feeding cattle with sustainable alternatives such as Titônia（a very adaptable plant in Brazil’s climate）and soy crust（a residual product from industries）.
We look to find a balance between the five steps to achieve a sustainable livestock, proposed by
Nature, and “Reduce losses, encourage reuse and recycling, and promote sustainableconsumption” as proposed by FAO（2018）.
Other extension groups at ESALQ follow the same path, such as NutriBov（Bovine
Nutrition Group）, GPP（Pasture Research Group）and CPZ（Zoo-technical Practice Club）.
Together, they try to contribute to develop an effective progress in the sustainable livestock
chain. The connection between youth members from all these groups, looking into a sustainableagriculture are essential to improve insightful actions and connect global and local communities.

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Sales of regional resource by students and constructing
sales strategy used evaluation of ingredient（Case of citrus called YUKO）
Sora Takahashi
Tokyo University of Agriculture, Department of fermentation science（Jozo）

Kamikatsu town is aging population in Tokushima pref. It’s necessary to increase
population. We have been to this town on field practices in spring and summer and learned
Kamikatu’s agriculture（the past 5 times）. To advertise agricultural products of Kamikatsu
town, We constantly have sold those on market in Tokyo（Ginza）, instead of farmers（since2016,2-6times/month）. By such connections, these sales are carried out by NODAI students.
From such reason, to achieve sustainable agriculture, it’s important to sell products to informgoodness of local ingredients（here, I describe below as regional resource to match the themeof this summit）and that students become to be able to sell regional resource. However, It isneeded anything to persuade consumers on sales by students because they don’t trust us verymuch. For the above reason, I think it is important to show goodness of them based onevidence. Then, we constructed sales strategy by extracting sales point from evaluation ofingredient and analysis. In this case, we focused on YUKO（One of a citrus, which is aroundkamikatu town only）Kamikatsu produce the most it in Japan（more than 80%）.It isn’t sold welland the production number is decreasing because it’s not well-known and is cheap unit price.
From above reason, I picked up YUKO as a representative of regional resource. Now, there aremany kind of regionally limited citrus in Japan. This activity is meaningful from a viewpoint ofregional activity, too.
We analyzed fruit juice of citrus including YUKO, vinegar and ponzu（the condiment usedsoy source with citrus）and took evaluation of ingredient from Brix・Acidity・Amino acidiy・Composition of organic acid・Estimated value of taste compared sensory evaluation test to
clarify goodness and extract sales point of YUKO and ponzu used YUKO which are Kamikatsu
specially products.
As a resolute, we knew that they are low unfavorable and clear taste and don’t inhibit
other sensitive taste of materials when it uses dishes. When these evaluation introduced sales
on our market in Ginza（Tokyo）,but it isn’t long, it showed tendency of sales amount so much.
These are thought for our achievement of making differentiation from other similar items andsales correspond consumer’s palatability and improving seller’s comprehension.
To conclude, nowadays, the food shortage is ceasing. We, people in developed country,
have to think that the agricultural products are luxury goods and know goodness of regional
resource. From this, we advertise goodness of YUKO as regional resource to increase followerof Kamikatsu town. To achieve that, we apply this method to other products（for example, Awa
bantya tea） and make sales strategies from different angle. In the process, we ,students,
become seller of regional resource and aim “sustainable agriculture” in term of sales of rural
regional resource in urban area.
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GROUP DISCUSSION E
Students’ Actions in the field ofAgriculture

September 19th, Thursday
Morning Session
Classroom 231（Building 1, 2nd floor）

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Agroforestcape: A New Paradigm of Indonesia’s Agroforestry
Based on Blockchain Technology for Food Sovereignty andEnvironmental Sustainability
Mahtuf Ikhsan
Bogor Agricultural University

The growing number of Indonesia’s population is still facing hunger problem which led toserious challenges of food sovereignty. Food sovereignty is dependent on the availability of
productive agricultural land. Nevertheless, Indonesia’s agricultural land will decreasesignificantly by 291,922 ha in 2050 due to land conversion and climate change（BAPPENAS,
2010）. Meanwhile, there are more than 35.75 million hectares of ex-concession forest areas inIndonesia, which without proper management will lead to environmental sustainability menace（APHI, 2016）. Agroforestry is an alternative solution to overcome the problems of foodsovereignty and degradation of agricultural land. However, agroforestry systems that are
currently implemented in Indonesia still face various problems related to their ineffective andinefficient supply chains. Therefore, the development of a new paradigm called Agroforestcape（Agroforestry Landscape）for Indonesia’s agroforestry based on blockchain technology isessential to address food sovereignty and environmental sustainability targets. This study was
conducted by using market gap analysis in comparison between existing agroforestry systems
in Indonesia and the role of technology. Agroforestcape can be implemented by using the plantcomposition of sengon buto, teak, lamtoro, mangrove, pepper, rice, sago, and cassava throughthree planting models, namely 2D, 3D, and 4D agroforestry. An agroforestry model of 1 million
ha is predicted to increase food production significantly to feed 50 million people and provide
additional income through timber commodity. Converting agricultural land to agroforestry
intensified carbon absorption three times higher for the 20 years ahead（Sanzech, 2000）.
Blockchain technology enables various stakeholders to directly exchange agroforestry data
among themselves without any assistance from a third party. Blockchain can also guarantee
efficiency and accountability of agroforestry institutions. The use of blockchain technology
through web and mobile applications will be promoted by forestry extension officers and headof farmers group. Youth will participate as field facilitators for the implementation ofAgroforestcape program. They will guide the farmers through Agroforestcape workshop andcreate a survey tool for community mapping on agroforestry enterprises together with
Institute for Research and Community Services of Bogor Agricultural University. The
implementation of Agroforestcape has several obstacles such as financial requirements andfeasible digital ecosystem for local community. Hence Agroforestcape will be integrated withgovernment projects, such as One Map Policy, Social Forestry, and Smart Village to ensure
program sustainability. Agroforestcape based on blockchain technology is expected toencourage the growth of agroforestry system in Indonesia towards food sovereignty andenvironmental sustainability targets in the future.
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Promotion and Making an International Platform for AgroTourism Focused on Sustainable Agriculture
Jayantha J. B. S. K
University of Peradeniya

Sri Lanka is recognized as an agricultural country even though its contribution to the GDP
is around 6.9% in 2018（Ministry of Agriculture, 2018）as 27% of the population represents
agriculture sector（Department of Census and Statistics, 2017）. However, up to date, world’s
agriculture sector including in Sri Lanka faces many problems such as reduction of crop andlivestock production due to several factors including climate change. With the reduced profits
from farming and with the availability of diverse biodiversity in different farming systems
worldwide including in Sri Lanka, my intention is to promote agricultural tourism which is
focused on sustainable agriculture（SUSAG tourism）. A survey conducted at the beginning
using a questionnaire, evident fully revealed that most of the communities lack direct access tofind out specific farming systems which are focused on environmental friendly agriculture. In
order to implement this idea, as an initiation, online platforms will be developed in Facebook. As
promotions through Facebook linking local and international farming communities proceed, awebsite will be developed to facilitate this further. Thus, connections will build up among local
and international experts, farmers, and students via knowledge sharing, technology transfer,and site visits. This enables global communities to share the indigenous knowledge, exposureand constructive thoughts on products and practices. As this concept promotes sustainableagriculture, as a long term point of view, youth also will engage in sustainable agriculture
focusing tourism as it will be an ideal income source for them with technological advances.
Recently, youth involvement in tourism industry has increased in Sri Lanka. Youth as thetorchbearers of the future generation, they aspire to do a change with more energy andattitudes. Since, they already have developed an interest in contributing to tourism, they canlink the farmers with online platforms, aware the farming communities and further they will be
guiding the rural farmers to develop their farms to match the tourism requirements. In
addition, youth with innovative ideas could implement their own novel concepts along withSUSAG tourism. As this progress, we expect to address the issues such as attracting tourists
during off seasons and proper planning of available sites to be available throughout the year as
most of agro lands are seasonally cultivated. Considering the novelty of this concept and thepossibility to contribute for many sustainable development goals（decent work and economic
growth, partnerships for the goals, climate action, zero hunger and no poverty）with the
involvement of youth, this could lead to a sustainable future.

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Solidarity Agriculture
An Approach for Students and Interested People to Uplift
Their Awareness for Sustainable Food Production
Philip Werkmann
University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf

At the end of this century up to 85% of the world population will live in cities. Already
50% of the world population is living in growing metropolitan areas currently（“TheMetropolitan Century,” 2015）.This urbanization has a big impact on agricultural production andthe relationship between consumers on the one hand and producers on the other. Consumers
from big cities loose more and more contact to the farmers and their work. In general,knowledge about food production and processing decreases. A growing misunderstanding
between the two sides is to be noted. Especially, younger people who have spent their wholechildhood in a big city never had the chance to get into agricultural production or had the
responsibility for their own food production.
One possibility to get the city population back into contact with the agricultural
production and the origin of their groceries again is solidarity agriculture. A method which is
attractive to young people and students. The concept of solidarity agriculture is on the one
hand based on a group of consumers and on the other based on a cooperative farmer or
agricultural producer. The groceries will not be sold on a classic market or processing industry
but run through an own organised circle of “producing-selling-consumption”.
In this concept, participating consumers have a contract with a farmer. They pay anannually determined fee to the producer of which he can cover his costs and gains his profit.
Mostly, this fee is paid on a monthly basis. Frequently the consumers have the chance toparticipate in simple labour issues, such as weeding or harvesting by hand. In return, theconsumers get the agreed amount of the harvest or, if the producer is processing food, theprocessed products.
In summary, solidarity agriculture shows a high potential to close the growing gap –regarding to urbanization – between producers and consumers. In Germany a rising number ofconsumers and producers in or close to urban areas take the opportunity to get benefits ofsolidarity agriculture. Meanwhile, there are different varieties of this concept to find. I myself
worked on a farm at the suburban of Darmstadt who leases a part of their farmland to
students and other interested people on a yearly basis. To begin with, the farmer plants
vegetables and afterwards the students and others have the responsibility for cultivation andharvesting. Also, at the university where I study farmers in the neighbourhood sell vegetableboxes to students. We can buy them weekly for a fixed price and get what is seasonallyproduced on the field.
This various types of “Solidarity Agriculture” could be a great chance for students andinterested people from urban and rural areas to combine knowledge transfer, social cooperationand to get themselves back into agricultural production and processing.
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Application of Black Soldier Fly（Hermetia Illucens）in
Sustainable Agriculture
Huai-Shiuan, Huang
National Chung Hsing University

Food production and agriculture production produce large amount of wasted material
such as rice hulls, cull fruits and vegetables. Management of plant waste material produced inagricultural production system during pre-harvest and post-harvest are increasing concerns
which have been addressed world-wide. Black soldier fly（Hermetia illucens）is an insect which
has high efficiency in bioconversion by digesting and degrading almost any kind of waste. For
example, manure, food waste, and agricultural by-products can be digested in a very shortperiod of time
（Manurung, 2016）.Moreover, it has been reported that black soldier fly
（BSF）
can
accelerate the speed of degradation, eliminate the smell of waste and reduce the E-coli inmanure（Erickson, 2009）. It was discovered that from 10 tons of food-waste, 300 kg of driedlarvae and 3,346 kg of compost are produced（Salomone, 2017）.Furthermore, prepupae are richin protein, and many studies have shown that it can be an alternative source of protein forlivestock animals and perform as a good supplement（Bondari, 1987）（Sealey, W. M., 2011）.BSF
could be a rising star of a circular economy that creates a zero-waste food production cycle. In
Taiwan, the use of larvae as composting agent and prepupae as animal feed were adaptedamong a small group of environmental conscious producers. I explored the use of BSF compost
as a vegetable fertilizer as an option to increase the use of BSF in zero-wastes food production
cycle. In my study, larger leaf area was recorded in BSF compost treatment with the ratio of
nitrogen content was not affected. BSF digested material provided a good source of organic
matter as a fertilizer and may effectively improve soil conditions, such as soil acidification. The
biggest global challenge of adapting BSF as a composting agent, animale feed or use as
fertilizer is to comply with current food safety and other regulations of using black soldier fly.
More scientific research and public awareness is needed to provide the practicality and safety
data to the public of the black soldier fly in order to establish related regulations.

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Engaging Youth in Agriculture: Key to the Future of
Food Safety
Nur Ieﬀah Muhammad Khalil
Universiti Putra Malaysia

Agriculture sector is always given special treatment and for that reason, it is one of thelargest contributor to Malaysia Gross Domestic Product（GDP）. Nevertheless, the agriculture
contribution was basically coming from commodity crop such as oil palm meanwhile thecontribution of cash crops such as vegetables, fruits, paddy and livestock are small. In spite ofthat, these cash crops and livestock are very important because they supply food to the people.
The concerned about food safety has been discussed for years mainly in the incidence of foodpoisoning and the amount of chemical residual especially in vegetables were above thepermissible level. In the same token, the processed food also giving a threat to food safety inthe sense that most of the processed food using chemical and additive to add the time utility tothe products. Along these lines, engaging youth especially those who have agriculture
background is important because these youths have been exposed to the importance ofsustainable agriculture practices and the importance of conserving bio-diversity andenvironment in their respective classes and practical trainings. These youths were also being
exposed to the importance of organic farming, Malaysia Good Agricultural Practices（MyGAP）
and also sustainable procedures for crops likes paddy, oil palm and others cash crops andcommodity crops. In addition to these, involvement from government sector such as Ministry ofPrimary Industry and non-government sectors are very encouraging. In doing so, UPM
students were introduced to the modern and high tech agriculture that are sustainable andenvironmentally friendly. This will encourage more youth to engage in agriculture which isseen as hard work, toiling the land and working under the scorching sun. This will ensure thefood that being produced are safe and free form the excessive use of chemical and others
unwanted chemicals.

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Nodai Presents a New Agricultural Project
Itsuki Takata
Tokyo University of Agriculture

This ISS theme has 2 tasks: sustainable agriculture, and resource managements toconnect between global and local communities. Each task is serious topic in the world.
I introduce Nodai project（APC: Agricultural Public Corporation）through this ISS, because APC
has much possibility to solve those 2 tasks. As a premise, APC has not started completely yet.
But it must be going to start in 2020. Besides it is carried out in Kitashiobara village,
Fukushiama pref. Nodai cooperates with the village from 2013, then students visit and act someevents there twice a year.
Above all, there are 2 purposes of APC. ① Establish agricultural company and promote toaccomplish sixth-order industrialization. ② Increase various populations through integrated
agriculture and tourism. APC works as an agricultural company and carries out various
programs.
Then, there are 10 programs to achieve them. These 10 programs are distinguishedbenefit from non-benefit. Benefit programs are made use of managing APC and returning funds
to local farmers. Non-benefit programs are made use of attracting tourists and developing
Kitashiobara village.
The main program concerned with sixth-order industrialization is processing and selling
products, for example processing corn products and polishing rice. The main programs
concerned with increase various populations are agricultural tour and experiencing agriculture,for example, green tourism, opening café or restaurant, selling products at tourist sites,
accepting educational trip, and so on.
Now, 1 activity is carried out. It is feeding emu in abandoned farms. This activity is basedon 2 programs, agricultural demonstration, and restoring abandoned farms. Emu is secondly thebiggest bird and their oil are applied to cosmetics. This activity started 2 years ago, then about
20 babies were born this year. In the future, the number of emus will increase more than 400,and making products applied to their oil, meat, and eggs.
We cannot decide whether APC will succeed or not right now. But I hope and expect APC
has opportunities to solve those 2 tasks.

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GROUP DISCUSSION F
Students’ Actions in the field of

Education

September 19th, Thursday
Morning Session
Classroom 242（Building 1, 2nd floor）

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The Study on Recognition on Social Farming in Korea
Yubin Han
Kyungpook National University

As there are increasing interests in environments, agriculture also focus how to manage
their resource. And there are variety of agriculture types to protect environments with solving
some social problems. Social farming is one kind of these agriculture types. It is producing
variety of social services based on multifunctionality agriculture to the vulnerable in society. It
contains not only social rehabilitation, curing from cultivation, and offering a job for social
vulnurable class, but also nature education, reducing their stress, food safety for common
people. Also, through social farming, government can save their policy cost - cause social
farming makes unifying social class- and they regard nature is the most important thing, so it
makes it possible for them to achieve sustainable agriculture. And now, social farming exists
care farming, green care, and farming for health, also their concepts are used mixed.
Nowadays, Korea has lots of problems like unifying social class between multicultural
people and Korean, increasing interests on their own health, and finding the ways to solve
problems of the aged - especially in country. Social farming cause additional earnings to farmers
who is suffered from instability rural household incomes, and lots of advantages based on
multifunctionality of agriculture to user. Therefore, this study addresses the recognition onsocial farming and find out the concept which is people knowing about social farming ,thierprogram preferances, and their willing to pay on participating in program. In this step, I
selected social farming programs refer to leading overseas cases-especially Europe’s one.
However, commonly social farming is a huge concept, so this study only focuse the curefarming which is the most popular type of social farming in Korea. As a survey method, I
conducted a questionnaire survey with people living in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do. Based on
the results, I could figure out how activate social farming in Korea related on results whichwere derived from the questionnaire survey analysis, and which common factors they contains
to increase people’s participation in social agriculture in Korea.

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Empowering Youth Through Community Gardening Education
Cameron Jenkins
Michigan State University

Community after community, our world faces childhood hunger, food insecurity, andwidespread obesity. Over 821 million people around the globe endure food deprivation, with 112
million in the United States alone. These issues can be more pronounced in underserved areas
as it is in some parts of the greater MSU community. Involving youth in community gardening
education, such as the Junior Master Gardener Program（JMG）, can help resolve these issues.
Community gardening can be defined as a shared piece of land gardened by a group of people
on private or public land. These gardens can be found in residences as well as institutions.
Through MSU Extension, I worked as an interdisciplinary Food, Health, and Nutrition
Education Support Intern. One of my primary projects was leading and implementing the JMG
program at two underrepresented areas surrounding MSU. Approximately 20 elementary aged
youth enjoyed the benefits of cultivating nourishment from their communities’ own soil.
Additionally, this program educated the children regarding the origin of fresh produce, howfood aids their bodies, and how to build community through shared gardens all the while
combating food insecurity.
JMG is a hands-on gardening experience that involves cultivating the land, educating
about nutrition, and developing a respect for the environment. Besides the learning experienceof growing fresh produce, other life skills are obtained—leadership, cooperation, commitment,
and empowerment.
In my internship, I expanded the JMG criteria and added elements creating a personalizedversion of the program. A typical session lasted two hours in the garden where the students
began with gardening activities of planting, watering, and weeding while learning basic plantbiology and environmental aspects. Next, an activity focusing on nutrition education, cooking, or
physical activity took place. Throughout 12 weeks, the participants also worked on community
service projects such as donating their produce and creating flyers about nutrition.
Educating the youth using community gardens, especially those in underserved areas
where access to healthy food is challenging, creates sustainable change in global issues of foodinsecurity, environmental problems, and obesity risk. This program’s research illumines that theempowerment of youth through nutrition leads to higher test scores in school and greater
overall respect for themselves.
Creating community gardens improves access to fresh foods, which creates increased foodsecurity, improved dietary habits, and lower risk of health related diseases. Out of theseventeen sustainable development goals, this program falls into the goals of Zero Hunger, Good
Health and Well Being, and Responsible Consumption and Production. Incorporating children ina gardening education empowers them to make healthy decisions about their lives and createsawareness for the environment in their community.
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Youth Transforming Thoughts into Practice to Make theBrazilian Sugar-Energy Sector Even GreenerJoão Vitor Napolitano Viotto
University of São Paulo

Rapid human population and income growths result in higher demand for food, water,energy and other products. Agriculture is a key source of many of these resources and it hasreceived pressure to increase production, particularly in Brazil. Unfortunately, in many
situation, higher productions cause environmental problems such as the production of wastes
that result in water and soil pollution.
Sugarcane, an important source of food（sugar）and bioenergy（ethanol and electricity）
is a good example of this duality. Brazil is the world’s top sugarcane producer, with anestimated 29x106 t of sugar and 33x109 liters of ethanol produced in 2018/2019（CONAB, 2019）,
boosted by a government’s program called RenovaBio. However, the production of ethanol fromsugar cane generates a large quantity of a corrosive, liquid byproduct called vinasse. This
byproduct is expected once only the sugar, which represents less than 20% of sugar cane juicecomposition, can be turned into alcohol by the yeast. All other suspended solids, organic
compounds and moisture become this concentrated residue.
The proportion vinasse to ethanol production is 14:1, which results in more than 450 billion
liters of vinasse per year. If improperly managed, it has the potential to become a hugepollution problem. Historically, vinasse has been thrown back at sugarcane fields for
fertirrigation, which is the cheapest way to dispose of it, causing soil exhaustion andsalinization. It started to become an important issue after strong incentives from the Brazilian
government increased exponentially the national ethanol production during the Oil Crisis in the‘70s. Since then, several alternative solutions have been studied.
Our college has been active on tackling the vinasse issue. A search on our Graduate thesis
database revealed over 30 entries related to this problem in the last decade alone. This is anindication of the youth engaged on sustainability, with positive outcomes. Some of the solutions
proposed are the use of vinasse as raw material for Biogas production, generating energy fromwaste and concentrated fermentation technique, which lowers the amount of vinasse produced
per liter of ethanol.
I currently participate on the studies for concentration of vinasse solids, which separates
salts and organic matter of known concentrations with potential use as. It would also increase
the pumpability of the liquid, allowing mills to fertirrigate larger areas, reducing its negative
impact of salinization and water-soil pollution. Although not ideal, this alternative is an
important improvement and it was a major contribution from ESALQ’s research.
These research shows that such activities at universities can help improve sustainability
and resource management in the agricultural chain. It also engages youth into building asystem that ensures production of resources demanded by the population, minimizes theenvironmental impact and, therefore, improves local conditions – mitigating impacts ofpollutants – and generates global benefits by making these resources available worldwide.
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The Youth Will Not Let the World Die:A Consolidated Effort to Sustainability
Jhean Laila Sinfuego
University of the Philippines Los Baños

Youth involvement is an important weapon in our journey to sustainability. In thePhilippines, the youth help through simple ways like sharing news articles, and experiences onsocial media and makes global efforts easier to mobilize. The University of the Philippines Los
Baños（UPLB）engage in academic partnerships to further students’ knowledge on global
strategies in attaining sustainable agriculture and incorporating it into the country’s local
conditions. Moreover, students of UPLB are required to conduct their own research and strive
to make impact with it. Agricultural bio-technology students work on the improvement of cropvarieties to adapt with climate changes. Likewise, agricultural economics students research on
the efficiency, productivity and marketing of agricultural products to help increase income andlessen the costs of Filipino farmers. These students also organize seminars that give light on
the different agricultural issues, as well as spread knowledge on ways the students can help orinvest in agriculture through speakers working in the agriculture sector.
Student organizations like AIESEC engage in different projects targeting the United
Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. They help develop a community through theirmembers, partners and exchange participants. They also raise awareness on agribusinesses like
Sierreza, a community of indigenous farmers, that make demand for the farmers’ produce andkeep them from doing illegal and dangerous livelihoods to earn fast cash. Another is the UP
Genetic Researchers and Agricultural Innovators Society. They host bootcamp in high school
campuses to raise interest in youth to agriculture. Through this activity, the number offreshmen students who signed up for agriculture-related degrees seemed to increase.
Additionally, they conduct community visits to have deeper understanding of what the farmers
need and deliver it.
Agencies like the Food and Agriculture Organization partners with student organizations
such as the Young Entrepreneurs Society to organize projects in local communities
encouraging youth involvement in sustainable development. Under this project, youth groups
cultivate vegetables and herbs in their backyards and schoolyards using recyclable materials
including plastic bottles, worn out jeans, shoes, and tyres. Schools like the Paciano Rizal
Elementary School and Kapayapaan Integrated School organizes feeding program and adapts
this program into their curriculum. Programs like these make the youth realize the effects of
their local actions into the global community and result into a more responsible youth. As ournational hero once said, “the youth is the future of our motherland” and they will not let theworld die.

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POSTER SESSIONThe Study on Recognition on Social Farming in Korea
SeRi Joo
Kyungpook National University

As there are increasing interests in environments, agriculture also focus how to manage
their resource. And there are variety of agriculture types to protect environments with solving
some social problems. Nowadays, Korea has lots of problems like unifying social class between
multicultural people and Korean, increasing interests on their own health, and finding the ways
to solve problems of the aged. And also, there are lots of cases about social farming in global
community solved these of problems. Thus, this study considered Korea’s current state of social
farming, and how could it work efficiently based on leading overseas’ case. Social farming is
producing variety of social services based on multifunctionality of agriculture to the vulnerable
in society. This occur many parts of country not only farming village. And they have variety of
purpose, like curing the people, labor integration, community development, and training
farmers. Because of this, social farming exists in many forms, and it is difficult defining clearly
what is social farming. However, social farming cause changing in the perception of agriculture,additional earnings to farmers who is suffered from instability rural household incomes, and lotsof advantages based on multifunctionality of agriculture to user. Therefore, this study addresses
the recognition on social farming and if there are little recognition, I will find the solution toincrease their recognition. And if there are high recognition, I will study the way to make more
effective social farming based on leading overseas’ case.
First, to enhance understanding of oral presentation, I show some pictures of social
farming. In Europe, they have lots of leading social farming studies, so especially I show thetheir cases. Using images and charts which explain social farming’s positive effect, I could help
student to understand. Second, I represent our questionnaire that how many people know social
farming concept and their willing to pay on participating in program. And then, I summarize
survey results using the charts and diagrams for helping people’s understanding easily.

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Starting the Conversation: How Engaged Students are Shaping
College Campuses Through Sustainable Thought
Gabrielle Gamily
Michigan State University

In the face of a global catastrophe, lack of education, hands-on experience, andencouragement take the form of environmental apathy within college campuses. At many
universities like Michigan State University（MSU）,it’s easy for students to ignore the individualand collective environmental impacts students enact upon a changing ecosystem. Like many
schools, MSU struggles with common issues like food waste, with around 1,129 pounds of foodwasted every day within MSU’s culinary and dining services（MSU Residential and Hospitality
Services, 2018）. Other issues include recycling, with recyclables making up 37% of MSU trashcollection（MSU Recycling Center, 2018）. These issues are often a result of lack of youth
education programs on topics related to resource management and sustainable agriculture.
The Residential Initiative on the Study of the Environment program, or RISE, is aiming to
reinvent how sustainability is implemented on college campuses by engaging students inworkshops, resources, and hands-on experiences in order to transform their college experience
for themselves and their peers. Students within RISE join co-curricular teams in which students
are given unique and valuable experiences in community engagement through student
government, organic farming, composting and vermicomposting, health and wellness, and many
more. The RISE program allows students to gain skills such as creating meaningful dialogues
around the impact of agriculture on a local and global scale. RISE students encouragesustainable actions on campus by pursuing majors and minors within the Department ofCommunity Sustainability, bringing sustainable practices to different fields, or joining clubs andgroups on campus that encourage sustainable activism. RISE gives students the ability to
become leaders in sustainability who help influence youth to become aware of resource
management within local and global communities.
RISE is beneficial to the students within the MSU campus because of the knowledge
gained, which is then transferred through learning programs for the youth. When students
come to campus, they are exposed to many sustainable initiatives like the RISE pollinator
garden, greenhouses, clean plate initiative meals, and recycling initiatives. Youth workshop
training programs focusing on sustainability and improved environmental resource
management are ways that MSU is helping to transform youth worldviews. If these types of
educational programs were implemented into middle schools and high schools across the globe,
young students would learn how to become engaged in their own community. These livinglearning programs transform youth worldviews by exposing them to best practices within local
and global sustainable communities.
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Conservation & Rescue of Ethnobotanical Knowledge andImportance of Medicinal Plants Used in Indigenous
Communities in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico
Lara-Reimers, David.
Chapingo Autonomus University
Traditional medicine is considered as the first health care system resource to treat ailments inseveral countries（Fidelis et al., 2018; Mezrag et al., 2017）and about 80% of people in the world dependon traditional medicine according to the World Health Organization（WHO）（Yabesh et al. 2014）.
Traditional medicine studies include ethnomedicine, the most used practices by people that livein rural areas and indigenous communities and it is easily affected by factors such as economic activity,
socio-economic level, migration, access to new health care systems, new herbal products, etcetera（Pérez-Nicolás et al., 2017）. The diversity of medicinal plants is very high in a country such as Mexico,
in which more than 50 indigenous languages are spoken and which is very well known for its biologicaldiversity.
At the national level, the most of the Mexican indigenous populations live in rural areas（61.1%
in communities with less than 2,500 inhabitants）（Coneval, 2012）.The country contains a wide varietyof higher plants（30,000）
which are not explored in their totality and a high number are endemic species（Bye et al., 1995）.
In fact in Mexico the traditional medicine is the first alternative to treat ailments because many
drugs are expensive or not always available locally（Hernández et al. 2003）.
Veracruz is one of the richest states with regard to biological and cultural diversity.
（Rzedowski,1981）. The medicinal flora of Veracruz was used as remedy to treat several diseases, including
digestive system, skin, reproductive system, or religious-cultural practices（Gheno-Heredia et al., 2011）.
In the study area as in other regions, the recording of traditional knowledge is not widely promoted.
Moreover, the preservation of knowledge is still carried out in oral form from generation to generation（Cussy-Poma et al., 2017）.
77 out of 212 municipalities in the state have moderate poverty（Rivera and Ramírez（2014）. It
is therefore important to consider ethnobotany as an alternative and sustainable way of treating
certain diseases.
The study area, geographically known as Totonacapan, is located in the northern part of
Veracruz. This region represents about 5.97% of the total area of the state of Veracruz. To the study itcollected information on the use of medicinal plants in 16 communities in Papantla, Veracruz.
The municipal territory is mainly devoted to agriculture（68%）. Totonacapan has a population of
622 846 inhabitants. 32.5% of Totonac population works in the primary sector and around 66,000 people
in Papantla have indigenous roots.
The study aims to identify the current medicinal plants used, register the traditional knowledge,
and analyze how this knowledge impacts in the totonacas communities.
In this study, a number of 85 informants have recognized a total of 101 medicinal plants
belonging to 51 families. Asteraceae was the family with the highest number of plant species that the
informants knew. Plant parts were used to treat several ailments as poisonous bites, cancer, gastrointestinal disorders, infective diseases and other disorders. Informants reported that the most common
plant part used was leaf tissue（55%）; and decoction（38%）and infusion（29%）were the forms used toprepare natural remedies. In Veracruz area, local populations take the herbal remedies orally（72%）.
The most represented family were Asteraceae and Rutaceae with both having 8 species,
followed by Fabaceae（6 species）, Myrtaceae, Malvaceae and Apocynaceae（4 species）, andEuphorbiaceae, Lamiaceae, Meliaceae and Poaceae with 3 species.

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GROUP DISCUSSION G
Students’ Actions in the field ofEnvironment

September 19th, Thursday
Afternoon Session
Classroom 231（Building 1, 2nd floor）

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Effects of Ecosystems Services on Crop Farming and on Land
Fisheries
Barend Kok
Wageningen University

In my research I linked ecosystem services（ESS）in the Netherlands to both crop
farming and on land fisheries. ESS summarize the benefits society receives from certain partsof nature or environment（World Resources Institute, 2005）. The Millennium Ecosystem
Assessment（World Resources Institute, 2005）identifies four types of ecosystem service: 1.
Provisioning services: Timber, fuel, fresh water and others 2. Regulating services: Climateand flood regulation 3. Supporting services: Nutrient cycle and soil formation 4. Cultural
services: Aesthetic and spiritual values. The provisioning of ESS services by nature thus plays
a holistic role in the world’s society.
ESS in Potato Crop Production and Fish Production
Farmers and fishermen are barely aware that ESS can have （a n）（in）direct effect on theirproduction（Smith & Sullivan, 2014）. What I tried to accomplish in my research is linking ESS tothese two types of businesses in order to evaluate the role of the ESS in their operations. Water
is needed to cultivate potatoes, so clean water availability can be considered an input in potato
crop production. A fertile soil is needed for potatoes to grown sufficiently, so soil fertility is also
considered an input in the potato sector（Ridgway, 2018）. For the production of fish, both
habitat for species（fish need a clean and livable place in the wild to sufficiently grow andreproduce）and disease regulation（ill fish cannot reproduce and cannot be eaten）are inputs inthe fishery sector（Todd et al., 2010）.
Substitutability Possibilities of ESS
After assessing which ESS could possibly have an effect on production, I assessed what
could be expected to happen with ESS in the future. All four ESS can be expected to decreasein the coming 50 years, where disease regulation and water availability are probably going todecrease.
After this, I assessed the severity of the decrease of ESS for businesses. Water availability
and disease regulation are rather important for potato farmers or on land fisheries, the other
ESS are also important but to a smaller extend. This high reliability and decrease in ESS could
be a great burden and thus the degree to which an ESS can be substituted by other inputs had
to be assessed. I found that all four ESS were either hard or very costly to substitute. An
important and declining ESS that is hard or costly to substitute will probably be a great burden
on the profit and future viability of a business.
Conclusion
This obtained fact could be used in policy making. A business that（indirectly）
advantages
from an ESS could also be held more responsible for preserving or conserving the ESS. For
example, a crop farmer could be designated to be more responsible for preserving clean water
availability（either monetary or in terms of preserving practices）.
This research provides a simple but clear framework to assess more sectors. Therefore,
it is important that these finding are presented here, to inspire others to assess other sectors inorder to completely map the current situation. A more complete picture of existing ESS andtheir effects would help to create appropriate policies regarding the environment, ecosystems
and its services.
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Learning and Activities in University
Lead to Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management
Lalita SONGKUN
Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus

This study would introduce and encourage the new generation to learn and understandhow to work on sustainable agriculture and resources management with the philosophy ofsufficiency economy. The philosophy has been initiated by His Majesty King Bhumibol
Adulyadej, and proposed to people of Thailand. At Kasetsart University, there is the philosophyof sufficiency economy course, which its philosophy is consisted of moderation, prudence, andsocial immunity. The students learned and applied the knowledge from the course to theiragricultural activities. They had a chance to visit the communities that have successfully
applied the philosophy of sufficiency economy. One of the case studies was at Ban Plak Mai Lai
community that people there were considering the philosophy of sufficiency economy to solve
their problems such as debt, soil deterioration, high exploitation of resources with less return,etc. After learning about the philosophy of sufficiency economy, members of the communitychanged their mindset on all activities they have, they should consider costs, returns, consumer
demand, and productivity. Finally, the community has succeeded to solve most problems. The
community was established as an organic agriculture learning center by using recycle andup-cycle of agricultural products in the community to promote sustainable agriculture andresource management. At present, the learning center work on integrated farming with anemphasis on organic agriculture. They plant 9 types of plants in the same plot. They dorotation cropping that the produces could harvest throughout the year. They grow pestrepelling plants next to other kinds of vegetables and also use herbs and bio extract to reduce
the usage of pesticides. Students applied the knowledge they have learned both inside andoutside of the classroom on their activities of growing vegetables to earn income. They use
compost and manure from animal farms on campus to reduce the usage of chemical fertilizers,
and pesticides for the safety of producers and consumers. In addition, students also realizedthat recycle and up-cycle or using resources efficiently can reduce production costs and earnmore income. This activity encourages the students to learn about farming that decreases thebad impact on the environment. In conclusion, these activities will continue to encourageawareness of sustainable agriculture and resource management to students every year. The
philosophy of sufficiency economy could make the new generation aware of sustainableagriculture and resource management. Moreover, the students can apply this philosophy todevelop their community and country in the future.

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Students in the Field of Dry Land Salinity in Western Australia
Zed Briginshaw
University of Western Australia

Soil salinity is the gradual rise of water table bringing salt to the surface and currently
affects 4.5 million hectares of highly productive low lying farm land in Western Australia（Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, 2018）. This occurred when inWestern Australia in response to the clearing of native plants and the subsequent rise in
ground water containing salts formerly stored lower in the soil profile（Bennett & Macpherson,
2003）. When left unchecked dry land salinity causes crystallised salt to come to the surface,making the soil unfertile and unable to grow traditional crops or native plants（Taylor &Hoxley, 2003）.
From working in the wheat belt town of Harrismith in regional Western Australia I haveobserved the effects of dry land salinity on crop production, as well as assessed theeffectiveness of remediation practises used to combat the rising water table. Farmers in theregion have portions of their property that are either no longer suitable for broad acre or areas
where yield is being negatively affected by salinity. Individual farmers and institutions inWestern Australia have been working to develop technologies to mitigate the effects of soil
salinity, including digging deep drains and planting species with deep root systems to protect
against the rising water table（Taylor & Hoxley, 2003）. These two processes have individual
issues, and both suffer from growers not seeing immediate return on investment and having
high opportunity costs（Clarke, 2019）.
Students at The University of Western Australia have expressed an interest in being
better equipped to advise growers on how to manage saline soils. Furthermore, “students don’t
learn enough about the limitations surrounding cropping”（J. Howard, local farmer from South
Stirling）. I will present findings from a student survey investigating how undergraduate
students’ best engage with the topic, and how growers feel regarding the connection between
University course content and current salinity issues. Developing innovative solution toaddressing soil salinity will be strengthened by establishing the views of both students andgrowers. Furthermore, findings will be of value to other students based in countries, such as
Sub Sahara Africa and the Middle East（Qureshi, 2015）, that face similar environmental
challenges.

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Areas
Kyle Sharpe
University of the Highland and Islands

Within certain areas the Cairngorms National Park, there is continuing management of
the endangered Capercaillie（Tetrao urogallus）and existing native and commercial forestry
plantation. There are a variety of factors which may result in decreasing numbers of thespecies, currently 1,100 remaining. Factors include; deer fencing, predators, disturbance fromrecreational use and a decrease in food sources and habitat. The continuing demand for timber
supplies and the need for preservation present conflicting land uses（RSPB, 2019; Cairngorms
National Park, 2019）.
Several action plans have been implemented in previous decades, with no positive effects
on increasing Capercaillie numbers. One theory, which is particularly important for commercial
forestry, is that due to the creation of commercial forestry blocks, the overall light levels on theforest floor decrease. This, in turn, reduces natural light, which allows species such as
Blaeberry and other shrubs to thrive, providing food and habitat. In addition, the birds are often
fatally injured when colliding with deer fencing, as a result of this, the number of fences,introduced along with commercial forestry in the 1970s with a resulting decline in Capercaillie
numbers, has now been reduced dramatically within the Cairngorms National Park（BBC, 2019;
Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, 2019; SNH, 2019）.
Without current intervention, Capercaille would likely have become extinct. The social
effects would be the decrease in tourist numbers in the area, due to the loss of a focal species.
This would reduce income and cultural aspects of the local area, resulting in decreasing qualityof life. The environmental benefits proposed by existing management plans are largely positive,by reducing intensive forestry with open woodlands, this would prove beneficial for Capercaillie
and overall biodiversity.（Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, 2019）
Several organisations are actively involved with conservation of Capercaille such as;
Integrated Land Use Conference（ILUC）,RSPB, Cairngorms National Park and Scottish Natural
Heritage. The ILUC is an annual UHI student conference, which promotes breaking down
barriers within the land management sectors, in order to promote integration. The conference
actively encourages students to design plans and initiatives which can help to improve
integration of land uses and promote sustainability. At the end of the conference students
including the author leave with their group participation designed initiatives/objectives, which
can then be presented to employers and industry leaders, in order to promote greater
management stability and integration, this ensures continuing participation.（University of theHighlands and Islands, 2019）67

POSTER SESSION

Characterization of the Urbanization Process of the Amazon,
Dispersion and Urban Fragmentation
Leonardo de Almeida Oliveira
Federal Rural University of the Amazon

In Brazil, the Amazon has the largest area of ​​continuous and preserved tropical forests inthe world. Recent data indicate that deforestation rates are reaching levels that exceed 15%.
These values ​​warn of frequent changes in land use and land cover leading to serious
environmental problems, such as the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, changes in the
carbon and hydrological cycle, and directly affecting local and global climate change. Issues suchas these are objects of study of the scientific community, drawing attention to preservation
organizations and international opinion. In addition to the environmental issue, we haveobserved in recent decades that the region has experienced the highest rates of urban growthin Brazil. The diversification of economic activities and resulting population changes haverestructured and reorganized the network of human settlements in the region. The perceptionof the Amazon in the early 21st century presents patterns and spatial arrangements of adifferent Amazon: in the middle of the tropical forest a complex urban fabric was structured,leading to the creation and use of the term “urbanized forest” by the researchers who study
and follow the occupation of the region（Becker, 1995）. However, the urban population growth
was not accompanied by the implementation of infrastructure to guarantee minimum conditionsof quality of life. Living conditions in cities and urban settlements are one of the biggest andworst environmental problems in the Amazon. The urbanization of the region is undergoing a
structuring phase, characterizing itself as a “frontier” region, where the dynamics of cities arestill very intense and stable, including the emergence of new urban settlements.
Human and capital migration from the rest of the country, with or without official support,
has put pressure on indigenous peoples and traditional communities, who increasingly aspire to
the benefits of development that can meet their needs without undermining their traditions.
Therefore, it is important to study the socio-environmental and economic aspects related tourbanization and urban expansion, particularly the emergence of precarious settlements, newoccupation areas and territorial discontinuities. In this way, through frequent participation in
the localities, doing a work of awareness and clarification in the areas involved in the process,we verified the importance of involving in the context young people, mainly children of
members of these occupied areas, promoting information and discussions that can be used tocharacterize and try to solve the process of urban expansion of the Amazon.

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Sinergy（Smart Grid Renewable Energy System）
Development of Intelligent Renewable Energy Power Network
to Improve the Electrification Ratios of Bucolic and Outer
Island Indonesia
Habibul Fuadi Hanif
Bogor Agricultural University

The population in Indonesia is in the fourth largest in the world. In 2010, population data
in Indonesia according to the Central Statistics Agency（BPS）reached 237.5 million. This large
number has consequences for the magnitude of energy needs, one of which is energy ofelectricity（Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, 2015）. Moreover, with the condition of
conventional electricity networks that are not optimal, have low efficiency, and have a lot of
power shortages（losses）during distribution. This has an impact on Indonesia’s electrification
ratio that has not been evenly distributed, such as rural and Outer Islands. In 2018, the averageof Indonesia electrification ratio is 97.78%. However, there are still some regions that have
below-average electrification ratios, namely East Nusa Tenggara（59.85%）and Papua（61.42%）
which are dominated by the outermost rural areas. This is caused by the region andtopographic conditions that make it difficult for the electricity distribution process. Meanwhile,
the rural and outer regions of Indonesia have renewable energy potential that can be developed
according to user / customer needs. SINERGY present by uses renewable energy in its
operations that integrated with smart grid , where is able to integrate the actions or activitiesof all users from the generator to the consumers to be more efficient, sustainable, economicaland safe（Weedal, 2010）. We can control use of electrical energy through information obtained inreal time and also able to conduct electricity sales transactions to the government to create anenergy-independent society. Smart grid has the ability to detect, anticipate, and respond toproblems that occur on the network system through interaction of censor-base control in realtime. Therefore, if there is a distribution disruption in an area, the base control will quickly
back up conditions with allocate electricity sources from closest power supply by reroutesystem. In its implementation, SINERGY requires considerable operational costs to make arenewable energy power plant as the main source of energy for the community. This also
requires challenges in terms of regional topography that is not easy. However, SINERGY
teaches us as a young generation to be able to contribute to an equal distribution of energy insociety by educating the importance of preserving the environment as alternative energy forthe future. So, this program is able to create a society that is independent of energy and love inmaintaining the environmental sustainability.

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MATERIALSTokyo Declaration
International Students Summit Action Plan
Establishment International Students Forum
Establishing Global Network for Environment,
Food and Agriculture
Mission Statement of International Students Forum（ISF）
Acknowledgement

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TOKYO DECLARATIONInternational Students Summit on Food, Agriculture and Environment
Date: November 19 - 20, 2001
Venue: Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan

In commemoration of 110th Anniversary of the Founding of Tokyo University of Agriculture, an International
Students Summit on Food, Agriculture and Environment in the New Century is held. Students from twelve
countries and area in the world participated and discussed about present conditions and future issues on food,agriculture and environment. With this opportunity, we air our opinions and views raised in this Summit
documented in this Tokyo Declaration, which we propose to the world.
1. Agriculture carries an important role of producing food for mankind to live. With the remarkable
population increase since the 1950s, food production has been greatly increased through the Green
Revolution, but negative effects to the environment and health occurred due to the intensive use ofchemical fertilizers and agricultural pesticides. For now and the coming years, global food production
increase and poverty alleviation are vital and agriculture plays an important role. “Therefore, we aim atsustainable development in the New Century through the recognition of the value of agriculture as a life
industry, and the respect of the unique ecosystem and wisdom of each region. Through the collaboration
between traditional agriculture knowledge and wisdom, and modern science and technology, we endeavor
to develop environment-friendly technologies and production systems. Eventually, we hope to develop andpromote a new form of organic agriculture which will meet social, economic and environmental
requirements.”
2. Based on science and technology development, various new technologies are being developed and spread in
the agricultural field. Among them, biotechnology, especially Genetically Modified Organisms（GMO）is
considered the mainstream technology. Consumers also have strong concerns regarding GM crops andfoods. “Therefore, we recognize the potentials of biotechnology including GMO based on judgment withright knowledge. At the same time, we, as agricultural students, need to study and research more about
the safety of biotechnology especially GMO in relation to human health and environment, and we have arole of disseminating result-related information to consumers.”
3. In each region, history gave birth to food culture and molded people. By definition, food should beconsistently safe from production to consumption. “Therefore, we create a new system wherein we cancontinuously be supplied and be able to consume safe foods. Each actor in the system, based on the social
infrastructure provided and improved by the government, should consider the importance of safety issues
such as pesticide residues at the production level, and post harvest and food additive usage problems at theprocessing and distribution levels. At the same time, we, as consumers, must think better of healthy
regional food culture and are urged to cooperate and understand the added costs for commodities that are
produced in a safe and environmentally friendly way.”
4. Nowadays, although trade liberalization is progressing under the WTO system, all countries and areas do
not have access to fair food distribution because economic infrastructure and social infrastructure gaps still
exist. “Therefore, we promote Regional Self-sufficiency mainly for staple foods by making use of the uniqueecosystems and regional individuality from the local point of view. Then, in the global point of view, foodself-sufficiency in the whole of Asia can be achieved if food self-sufficiency is promoted in each area.”
5. In the years to come, we, the students have a huge role to play. More international cooperation is
encouraged through human resource exchange and sharing knowledge to overcome barriers such as
academic disciplines and geographic borders. “Therefore, we, as the core group consisting of students fromthirteen（13）countries and areas, aim to create an International Students Network. Also, we share a newand same value, wherein we need to create a new social system where an environmentally benefiting andsafe food production, distribution, processing and consumption exist.”
In realization of this Tokyo Declaration, we take an oath to make an International Students Summit Action Planfor each country and area.
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Tokyo
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International Students Summit Action Plan

In line with the Tokyo Declaration adopted during the 1st International Students Summit organizedby the Tokyo University of Agriculture held last November 19-20, 2001, the action plan has been drawn
up in this 2nd International Students Summit. As part of the future generation, we students commit
ourselves to the following actions.
General Actions
 We shall study issues of food, agriculture and environment in holistic manners. We shall serve as abridge between producers, consumers and professionals for the betterment of the society.
 We shall not limit ourselves to studying; we shall raise our own awareness and put our ideas into
practice.
 We shall reconsider and emphasize the cultural aspect of agriculture.
 We shall appreciate and conserve our respective traditional technologies and institutions.
Specific Actions
Environmental Conservation
 We shall study and make public the roles and values of agriculture and environment, by participatingin farm training and the like in rural areas.
 We shall conduct various campaigns and promotions of the present condition and prospects ofagriculture and agricultural communities; and deepen consumers’ understanding and interest on
agriculture and environment.
 We shall vigorously promote environmentally friendly agriculture such as organic agriculture forestablishing the system of stable supply of safe food.
Biotechnology
 We shall encourage unbiased research and undertaking. We shall publicize scientific information andresearch results about biotechnology.
 We shall vigilantly investigate food biotechnology such as GMO and inform the public about theresults.
Food Safety We shall review our respective dietary life, conduct surveys and research on food from farm to table,
and update the public about recent findings.
 We shall encourage strict labeling of food. We shall charge appropriate social responsibilities to any
company found to have committed food safety violation.
Food Security
 We shall reduce food wastes. We shall avoid over consumption to conserve resources and promotehealth.
 We shall consume what is needed rather than what is demanded, on the basis of energy-saving local
production and local consumption framework.
 We shall promote home production of food using any available space.
Students Network
 We shall establish the “International Students Forum,” on food, agriculture and environment.
 As a body, we shall actively lobby and take actions on relevant issues, and represent youth in national
and international conferences.
The above action plan shall serve as the basis for the country or area level action plans to be madeby students of the respective participating university. Thus, we urge the participating universities tomake their respective action plan as soon as possible.
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Tokyo, Japan  
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Establishing International Students Forum（ISF）

Agricultural science plays a vital role in solving the fundamental problems of human beings inrelation to food, environment, human health, and natural resources and energy. Because food production
and consumption systems are closely related to the condition of the natural environment, the stage of
economic development and food culture in each country and area, their patterns and problems reflect regional
characteristics, requiring a multiple region-oriented approach.
Tokyo University of Agriculture organized the International Students Summit on Food, Agriculture
and Environment in the New Century in 2001 and adopted the “Tokyo Declaration”．
In line with the action plan adopted at the 2nd International Students Summit in 2002, we hereby
agree to organize the International Students Forum（ISF）, a students’ network for the betterment of food,agriculture, and environment problems.
1. Objective
International Students Forum （ISF） promotes information exchange and discussion among the students ofagricultural and other related sciences, in order to solve the problems common to human beings, such asenvironmental conservation, development of harmonious food production and establishment of food safety.
2. Organization
・ ISF consists of Committees of International Students Forum set up in the participating universities.
・ Members of the respective ISF Committees play an active part while in school and resign from ISF
automatically at their graduation.
・ Each ISF Committee decides the matters on the management respectively in each country and area.
3. Role・ ISF Members constantly make effort toward solutions of the problems common to human beings such as
world environmental conservation, promotion of sustainable food production and establishment of foodsafety.
・ ISF Members exchange information and opinions via the Internet.（Internet International Conference）
・ Representatives of ISF committees in the respective universities get together on a regular basis and holdan international conference to present the results of research and study.（International Students Summit,
ISS）
4. Activities
・ ISF Members play an active role as students for solutions of food, agriculture and environment problems.
・ ISF Members work in accordance with the common theme agreed upon at the International Students
Summit for the whole year.
・ ISF Members are expected to present the results of the previous year’s activity and decide on the common
theme for the following year.
5. Participating Universities◦ Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil◦ China Agricultural University, China◦ Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan◦ University Autonoma Chapingo, Mexico◦ Wageningen University, Holland◦ University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines◦ Kasetsart University, Thailand◦ Hanoi Agricultural University, Vietnam◦ The University of British Columbia, Canada◦ Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia◦ Kyungpook National University, Korea◦ Mongolian State University of Agriculture, Mongolia◦ The State Agriculture University of La Molina, Peru
◦ National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan◦ Michigan State University, USA

6. Secretariat
Secretariat of International Students Forum is set up at NODAI Center for International Programs, Tokyo
University of Agriculture to take care of related administrative matters.
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Establishing Global Network for Environment, Food and Agriculture（Global NEFA）

Since 2001, the International Students Summit（ISS）has been the venue for student
discussions on relevant global issues on food, agriculture and environment. Due to the callfor a students’ network as documented in the adopted “Tokyo Declaration” and “Action
Plan”, the International Students Forum（ISF）was established in 2002. In total, there havebeen more than 400 student-participants from around the world. Most of us have alreadygraduated and are now part of the working society. Using the knowledge and experience wegained in the ISS, we are now playing an active role in different fields in various countries.
However, there have been limited opportunities to meet and exchange information among
ourselves. Therefore, we have established the “Global Network for Environment, Food andAgriculture（Global NEFA）” as an alumni association of ISS/ISF.
Objective
Based on the adopted “Tokyo Declaration” and “Action Plan”, the organization aims tocontribute to the sustainable development of the international society.
Membership
Membership is initially open to all past ISF members or ISS participants who agree tothe objectives of the organization. Other interested persons can join the organization
through a recommendation of members.
Activities
・Manage the website and mailing list
・Provide information related to employment and graduate study opportunities forstudents
・Organize study meetings, symposiums, and similar activities
・Promote information exchange
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Mission Statement of International Students Forum（ISF）

ISF is an international network of students which encourages cooperation, discussion andresearch to aid in the sustainable development of food, agriculture and environment into the
future. ISF allows students to use their knowledge and expertise in their field of study topromote collective action, which will result in the unity of our global food system and ourenvironment.
We have recognized that in order to implement the objectives of the ISF within our
respective countries and area, we must consider the following plans of action:
1. The ISF joint communique and mission statement must be translated into the languageof the participants’ countries of origin.
2. A clear explanation of the objectives and mission of ISF must be placed online.
3. A pamphlet including the objectives and mission statement of ISF should be circulated tothe members of ISF, in the language of the participant’s countries of origin.
4. A newsletter should be delivered regularly to past and present ISS participants. This
newsletter would include updates from alumni and the ISF.
We have recognized that in order to improve the current structure of the ISS, thefollowing ideas must be implemented:
1. Establish the ISF in each partner university.
2. Support of the ISS student presenters must be maintained, both through the partner
universities and ISF-Japan.
3. Create new partnerships with universities, in order to represent population distribution
around the world.
4. Promote ISS earlier in the school year, in order to generate a new participant base.
Through the implementation of these suggestions, we believe that the promotion of thesustainability of food, agriculture and environment will be improved.

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Acknowledgment

Our grateful thanks go to all those who helped us put together “The 19th International
Students Summit（ISS）”.
We are deeply obliged to the ISS presenters who have provided superb content in theirareas of study.
We are also indebted to the ISS Advisors Committee and Tokyo NODAI Committee for
Global Education （国 際 教 育 専 門 委 員 会） giving valuable academic guidance to the ISS
presenters.
We would also particularly like to thank all Tokyo NODAI student groups who tirelessly
supported behind the scenes: International Students Forum, General Chairpersons,
Chairpersons, and Student Coordinators.
Lastly, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the audience who have joined us
today making this event a fruitful and enriching experience for all.

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Tokyo University of Agriculture
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